Several people aboard Norwegian cruise ship…
Several people aboard Norwegian cruise ship docked at San Pedro are reported ill, transported to hospital
Los Angeles Fire Department officials responded to a call to examine people said to be ill aboard a Norwegian cruise ship Sunday at around 9:20 a.m. The ship was disembarking passengers throughout the morning. (Photo by Raphael Richardson)
By Emily Rasmussen | erasmussen@scng.com | Long Beach Press-Telegram
PUBLISHED: November 24, 2019 at 11:25 am | UPDATED: November 24, 2019 at 4:09 pm
A handful of people were taken to local hospitals after they became sick aboard a Norwegian Cruise Lines ship that was docked at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro Sunday morning, officials said.
Los Angeles Fire Department officials responded to a call to examine several people who were said to be ill aboard the cruise ship at around 9:20 a.m., LAFD spokesman Brian Humphrey said. When they arrived, fire officials evaluated six passengers and four of them were taken to local hospitals for further medical treatment, he added.
None of the patients were displaying life-threatening symptoms, Humphrey said.
The ship was identified as "Norwegian Joy" docked at Berth 91, he said.
Norwegian Cruise Lines said they were monitoring the situation.
"During Norwegian Joy's Panama Canal sailing, a few guests on board experienced a stomach-related illness," the cruise company said in a statement. "To mitigate any impact of this rare occurrence, we implemented stringent sanitation procedures."
It wasn't clear how many people, other than those evaluated by fire officials, were sick or what caused the illness.
The passengers had been out on the ship for at least a few days, Humphrey said.
The ship had disembarked its passengers by noon, but it wasn't known if that was a planned stop or its final one.
Built in 2017, the ship can hold up to about 3,800 guests with about 1,800 crew members, according to Norwegian Cruise Line's website.
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Emily Rasmussen
Emily covers crime and public safety for the Long Beach Press-Telegram. A native of Long Beach, Emily is an alumna of the Cal State Long Beach Journalism Department. Prior to joining the Press-Telegram, Emily was city editor of The Capistrano Dispatch in San Juan Capistrano, a contributing writer for the Orange County Register and the news editor for The Edge in Long Beach.
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