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    St. Lucia Quarantines Cruise Ship After Measles Case Occurs Onboard

    The quarantined ship is reportedly owned and operated by the Church of Scientology. Some 300 passengers and crew are aboard.
    by Amy Held May 02, 2019 3 minutes
    A Freewinds cruise ship, owned and operated by the Church of Scientology, was reportedly the vessel quarantined in St. Lucia because of a confirmed case of Measles onboard.

    St. Lucia prevented passengers and crew from getting off a cruise ship at its port this week after someone on the vessel was diagnosed with measles, according to a senior health official on the island.

    "We thought it prudent that we quarantine the ship," Dr. Merlene Fredericks-James, the Caribbean nation's chief medical officer, , saying the decision was based on information from "two reputable sources that there was a confirmed case on

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