The port of A Coruña plans to receive the cruise ship this Saturday Ambitionwhich affected dozens of passengers and part of the crew of the ship, which carries more than 1,750 people. The ship, coming from Bordeaux, is scheduled to dock at the port of the Herculean city at 10:30 and, later, around 8:00 p.m., it will depart for Gijón and then continue its journey to Bilbao.
According to sources from the Government Delegation in Galicia, a coordination meeting was held this Friday afternoon between the Delegation, the Port Authority of A Coruña, the City Council of A Coruña, the
Thus, they have ratified that entry into Spanish waters is authorized by the Maritime Captaincy and the Port Authority has authorized their docking in the port by complying with all the established requirements. In addition, the shipping company has reported that there are currently 30 active cases of common gastroenteritis out of a total of 1,750 people, including passengers and crew.
Once docked, the Government Delegation has explained, the Foreign Health services will access the ship for its routine inspection, in order to determine the authorization for the disembarkation of the passenger, following the established safety and public health protocols. In any case, these same sources have recalled that this stopover is after the one carried out in Bordeaux, where the disembarkation of the passenger was already authorized.
In this context, the state administration wanted to convey a message of tranquility, highlighting that the situation “is monitored” and “all the measures contemplated to guarantee safety to both passengers, port staff and the population” are being applied. He has also assured that the evolution of the situation will continue to be evaluated and coordination between administrations maintained.
