SYDNEY – Police wearing protective gear boarded a cruise ship to seize evidence and question crew members of the vessel linked to hundreds of coronavirus infections and 15 deaths across Australia.
About 2,700 passengers disembarked from the ship on March 19 in Sydney and it has since become the largest source of coronavirus infections in Australia.
More than 600 cases of COVID-19 and 15 deaths are linked the to the ship, the Ruby Princess. New South Wales police, which boarded the ship Wednesday night at Port Kembla south of Sydney, said it's expected to remain in port for 10 days with its 1,040 crew undergoing medical assessments.