Photo: The Westerdam cruise ship took on new passengers from Hong Kong. (Supplied: Holland America)
ABC News Online: Stricken cruise ship passengers 'abandoned at sea' after being denied entry to Japan
A cruise line is reportedly requesting help from the US Navy after a ship with 1,455 passengers, including a couple from Adelaide, has been denied entry to Japan after days sailing "around in circles" in the South China Sea.
After being denied a scheduled stop in Philippines earlier this week, due to fears passengers may be carrying the coronavirus, the ship was making its way slowly to Japan.
Adelaide businessman David Holst said he and his wife, Judy, felt "homeless, unwanted and unloved" after the captain of the Westerdam announced they had been denied port again.
He said a scheduled stop in South Korea in five days' time had disappeared from their itinerary as well.
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WNU Editor: No government wants to take a chance. As I mentioned yesterday. Expect all cruises in Asia to be cancelled in the coming days, and cruises worldwide to be cancelled in the next week or two.
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