![]() ![]() According to MSC's statement, most of the infected were asymptomatic, some experienced mild symptoms. The positive passengers and their close contacts were isolated (quarantined in balcony cabins) in a separate area onboard. ![]() The positive crew were disembarked and quarantined in a Miami hotel for 14 days. According to the company's protocols, all adult passengers and crew were fully vaccinated and tested negative prior to boarding the ship in homeport Miami. (Coronavirus) On December 23, 2021, after arriving and docking in PortMiami (Florida USA), MSC announced in a letter that a total of 28 people (passengers and crew/out of 4714 or 0,59%) on Seashore tested COVID-positive. During a search by the police's Narcotics Division, a total of 24x packages containing cocaine (each weighing 38 pounds/17,2 kg) were found concealed in their luggage.ĭecember 2021 Cruise Illness / Virus Outbreaks The arrest was conducted at ~1:30 pm during embarkation/reboarding the ship for departure. ![]() The liner was on a 15-day "Caribbean and Bahamas Cruise" (B2B/back-to-back itinerary October 29 - November 13, roundtrip from Miami) with call ports San Juan (Puerto Rico), Charlotte Amalie (St Thomas USVI), Puerto Plata (Dominicana), MSC Ocean Cay (Bahamas), Nassau (Bahamas), Miami, MSC Ocean Cay, Ocho Rios (Nov 9/port stay 8 am - 4 pm), George Town Harbour (Grand Cayman) and Cozumel (Mexico).Īccording to the Jamaican police (Jamaica CCU), the arrested were part of a drug trafficking syndicate operating between the USA and Jamaica, and all of them arrived in Ocho Rios from Miami and disembarked the ship on Nov 9th. – 2 p.m.On November 9, 2022, eight American cruise ship tourists were arrested in Ocho Rios (Jamaica) after trying to leave the island country with cocaine (total weight 912 pounds/~414 kilos) valued at ~USD 130 million.Īccording to Ocho Rios port's schedule, MSC Seashore was the only cruise vessel at the port on Nov 9th. Ocean Isle Police Department – (910) 579-4221 Oak Island Police Department – (910) 278-5595 Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office – Main Officeīrunswick County Sheriff’s Office – South SubstationĪdditional Drop Off Locations in Brunswick County Boiling Spring Lakes Police Department – (910) 363-0011ĩ East Boiling Spring Rd., Boiling Spring Lakes For other locations in your area, you can use the Operation Medicine Drop search to find a permanent drop box near you. Brunswick County residents are encouraged to protect their families by safely disposing of unused and/or expired medications at the authorized medication take-back boxes listed below. The Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce the installation of secure collection drop-boxes at two Sheriff’s Office locations. This can result in the discharge of these substances into the environment and into our ground water supplies. Most controlled substances are created synthetically, and are not removed through normal water-treatment processes. In addition, research has shown that our environment has been threatened by medications being flushed down toilets. Many abusers, a high percentage of which are teens, are known to have obtained their controlled substances from the homes of family and friends. ![]() Studies have shown that residential supplies of pharmaceutical controlled substances – those found in our home medicine cabinets – have become the supply of choice for young people and criminals. It is this awareness that has resulted in the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office and local police departments working together to provide a safe alternative method for the disposal of unwanted medications. Unwanted, unused or expired prescription drugs have been determined to present substantial risks to our community by either falling into the wrong hands, or by damaging our environment through improper disposal. ![]()
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