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Gifts of friendship lift the spirits of 1100 crew on Ruby Princess

Local Kiama resident and teacher, Nicole Dillon could bare it no longer. She wanted to do something to cheer up the 1100 crew members stuck in isolation on board Ruby Princess at Port Kembla. So […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Apr 17 2020
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Passengers fight for answers as Ruby Princess coronavirus death toll hits 20

Graeme Lake celebrated his wife’s 75th birthday aboard the Ruby Princess on its now infamous cruise back to Sydney last month. They were among those ushered off the ship while 13 fellow passengers were being […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Apr 16 2020
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NSW premier launches special commission of inquiry into Ruby Princess disembarking

There are now three investigations into the docking and disembarking of the Ruby Princess after NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian appointed Sydney silk Bret Walker to conduct a special commission of inquiry. Along with a police […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 15 2020
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Waiter may have sparked Ruby Princess COVID-19 cluster which killed 18

Police investigating the deadly cluster of COVID-19 cases aboard the Ruby Princess have pinpointed a waiter or crew person handling food as the likely source. A team of detectives has been aboard the cruise ship […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Apr 13 2020
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New claims as police launch Strike Force Blast and board Ruby Princess

A claim that 140 passengers were in self isolation when the Ruby Princess was approaching Sydney Harbour has been made by Nine newspapers. Over night, a number of police boarded the Ruby Princess to start investigations. Photos […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 8 2020
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Humanitarian crisis as Ruby Princess docks at Port Kembla and police launch criminal probe

The Ruby Princess has arrived in Port Kembla, a day after the NSW Police announced a criminal investigation into the handling of the ship’s passengers. The ship, which still has 1,040 crew members onboard, will be […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Apr 5 2020
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Ruby Princess: the statements that question the need for a police probe

New information concerning the communications between the Ruby Princess and NSW health officials before she landed last month pose questions over why a police inquiry is being held. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian ordered a police […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Apr 3 2020
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Ruby Princess – the questions that must be answered

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has ordered an investigation into how the Ruby Princess came to land and disembark 2,650 passengers while tests being carried out on 13 other passengers with flu like symptoms. The vessel […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Apr 2 2020
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Military style medical plan in NSW cruise ship standoff

An astonishing “military-style operation” is being considered to test crews for COVID-19 who are currently held off the NSW coast in a standoff between the police and cruise ships industry. According to today’s Australian newspaper, […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Apr 2 2020
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Thousands of Australians imprisoned simply for being cruise passengers

Read your feeds on social media, and you will find them filled with messages about the world standing together in a bid to fight COVID-19. Corporates like banks and essential supply companies are hammering email […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Mar 26 2020
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Another Ruby Princess passenger dies, bringing the total to 14

A Tasmanian man in his 80s, who was a passenger on the Ruby Princess has died today from coronavirus. Over the weekend, another passenger, an 87-year-old woman who had been infected on the ship also died. […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 24 2020
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NSW blamed for failing to halt Ruby Princess disembarkation after 131 positive COVID-19 tests

NSW Health officials are being blamed for failing to halt the disembarkation of Ruby Princess passengers last week, despite tests being carried out on guests, twelve of which proved positive for coronavirus. NSW Health Minister […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Mar 20 2020
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