**Hallelujah!!!** #Crew of Chinese cargo ship in Unalaska to remain onboard due to coronavirus quarantine A commercial cargo vessel coming from China arrived in Unalaska Tuesday. **The U.S. Coast Guard is taking precautionary measures** with the 711-foot boat in light of the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in China – which has killed more than 1,000 people and prompted the declaration of a global health emergency from the World Health Organization. Jeff Deronde, a chief marine science technician with the Coast Guard’s local Marine Safety Detachment Unit, said the Johannes Maersk’s last six ports of call were in China. “We have received a statement from the vessel that there are no sick crew members onboard the vessel,” said Deronde. “That came from the master, and that’s something we’re requiring as well: If any vessels do come in from China, (we) get a statement attesting to the fitness of the crew and basically attesting that there are no ill crew members onboard.” Still, Deronde said the 23 crew members will not be allowed to leave the vessel while it’s in port and conducting cargo operations. #That’s because there’s a 14-day federal quarantine order for vessels and people traveling from China aimed at preventing the spread of the virus. https://www.alaskapublic.org/2020/02/12/crew-of-chinese-cargo-ship-in-unalaska-to-remain-onboard-due-to-federal-coronavirus-quarantine/