He was on a cruise ship. He reveals what the passengers heard from the captain

Ruhi Cenet boarded Hondius in Argentina. The ship sailed on April 1, and the YouTuber left it – as he says – on the 24th day of the cruise. The key moment was the death of one of the passengers on April 11.

The recording from April 12 shows Captain Jan Dobrogowski informing passengers about the death.

“One of our passengers unfortunately died last night. As tragic as it is, we believe it was due to natural causes. And as for the health problems he was struggling with, the doctor told me that they were not contagious. So the ship is safe in that respect.”

– he said.

— I was very dissatisfied because we were not informed about any potential virus he told the BBC. As a result, the remaining passengers were not subject to isolation or special precautions.

“We didn’t isolate ourselves because we were told there was no need to do so,” he explains.

Normal life on the ship despite the death of a passenger

According to Cenet, practically nothing changed in the daily functioning of passengers on the ship in the following days.

— We were in the halls together. We ate breakfast, lunch and dinner together. I’m talking about over a hundred passengers. People integrated normally and sat next to each other, he reports.

The YouTuber emphasizes that this is the one the lack of basic precautions is his greatest concern today, especially in light of subsequent events.

“I can’t fully blame them, but…”

However, Cenet points out that does not clearly blame the crew. He admits that at that moment the ship’s staff may not have known that there was an epidemiological threat on board. At the same time, he adds that in his opinion there should have been at least some caution.

“They should have at least taken into account the possibility of an infectious disease,” he emphasizes.

The ship’s operator, the company, responded to the allegations Oceanwide Expeditions. The submitted statement emphasized that At the time of the first death, there were no indications of an infectious disease.

As noted, the message about the death of the Dutch citizen was passed on to passengers April 12, the cause of death was unknown, there were no other symptomatic persons on the ship and there was no evidence of the presence of the virus or an epidemiological threat.

The shipowner ensures that the case was deemed isolated after medical reviewand the crew acted in accordance with applicable procedures.

“Appropriate health, safety and maritime standards and procedures were in place for reporting and handling deaths at sea,” the BBC said in a statement.