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Royal Caribbean cruise company announced that will host some 600 lifeguards aboard their ship Explorer of the Seas due to the scarcity of accommodation options.
The cruise ship will be the temporary home to hundreds of rescuers who are arriving in South Florida from across the country as the search for victims continues in the Champlain Towers condominium building of 12 flats that collapsed near Miami .
boat, which has a capacity for more than 3, 000 passengers, began hosting rescue teams from Thursday and will probably do so throughout the month.
“This tragedy in our own backyard is heartbreaking,” said Richard Fain, Chairman and CEO of the Royal Group. Caribbean. “Our thoughts go out to the families and our entire community, and our thanks to the search and rescue teams. Providing shelter is a small way of showing our support. ”
The company will provide individual cabins, hot meals, laundry service and Wi-Fi to your guests.
No rooms
Juan Kuryla, the port director, told the Miami Herald newspaper that the ship that is now docked in PortMiami was brought in specifically to provide lodging for rescuers, as hotels and other accommodations in the area are being its maximum capacity due to the holiday weekend of July 4
However in case
- Hurricane Elsa approaches South Florida , the ship could leave the port if the threat of the meteor worsens.
On Friday morning, Miami-Dade Deputy Fire Chief Rai of Jadallah, warned the relatives of the missing from that the search could be suspended again if the hurricane, which is now in the eastern Caribbean, it brings with it strong winds that would make the job too dangerous.
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