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Virus-hit cruise ship MS Braemar docks in Cuba after Caribbean odyssey
(CNN) — A British-operated cruise ship left stranded in the Caribbean when people aboard became sick with coronavirus has finally docked in Cuba after a fraught search for a port that would accept it. The MS Braemar arrived in Mariel, west of Havana, early on Wednesday, with passengers expected to be transferred to airplanes for transport home to the UK on the same day.
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, which operates the vessel, confirmed four aircraft had landed in Cuba ready for the rescue operation. The first flight was set to depart at 6 p.m. local time.
The news follows a frantic few days in which the MS Braemar searched for a place to dock, following refusals from several ports in the Caribbean.
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