Coronavirus-hit cruise ships dock in Florida as yet more wait at sea
Zaandam and Rotterdam finally reach port and sick passengers taken off by medical teams but authorities braced for more vessels
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The Zaandam, the coronavirus-stricken cruise ship that spent 12 days stranded at sea with no ports willing to let it dock, has pulled into Fort Lauderdale harbour to the cheers of port workers.
The warm welcome on Thursday night was followed by a procession of medical personnel in blue and yellow plastic protective gear as they scrambled to take critically ill patients down the gangplank and into ambulances.