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In this March 14, 2020 photo made available by Juan Huergo, he and his wife Laura Gabaroni pose for a photo in Punta Arenas, Chile. The couple were on the cruise vacation to Buenos Aires and Chile when the corona virus pandemic started to spread. They were aboard the Zaandam, a Holland America cruise ship with many experiencing flu-like symptoms. They and others who appear healthy were transferred to the Rotterdam, another Holand America ship. Both cruise ships are headed to Florida. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday, March 30, 2020 it would be a mistake to bring passengers to Florida. (Juan Huergo via AP)

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Florida docking plan in the works for ill-fated cruise ships
March 31, 2020 8:57 p.m.

Florida docking plan in the works for ill-fated cruise ships

MIAMI (AP) — Passengers from an ill-fated South American cruise are eager to disembark once they reach Florida, but Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state's health care resources are already stretched too thin to take on the ships' coronavirus caseload. The U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday that the decision would be punted to Washington if authorities can't agree.