Whitsundays OnlineThe Pacific Dawn, the cruise ship that was sent to Willis Island because some of its crew were found to have the H1N1 (swine flu) virus, made an emergency stop in the Whitsunday Passage last night.
Officials said the ship was forced to make the emergency stop yesterday after a child suffered an arm injury and required a transfer by boat to Shute Harbour for treatment at Proserpine Hospital. Queensland Health said the child and family would be quarantined seven days.
The ship has continued on its way to Brisbane.
The Pacific Dawn was on a 10 day cruise from Sydney to the Whitsundays and Nth QLD, however it was turned away from all ports here due to the discovery of the virus on the ship.
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