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The Regal Princess Cruise ship is seen at sea about 5 miles off the coast of Fort Lauderdale on Sunday. The cruise ship, part of the Princess Cruise line, was supposed to dock in Port Everglades Sunday morning but instead is sailing back and forth off the coast of Florida awaiting tests for the novel coronavirus from two crew members. (Joe Cavaretta / South Florida Sun Sentinel)

By SUSANNAH BRYAN and KATHY LASKOWSKI

SOUTH FLORIDA SUN SENTINEL

MAR 08, 2020 | 3:10 PM

The Regal Princess cruise ship has been sailing back and forth along the coast of South Florida on Sunday while waiting on coronavirus test results for two crew members.

Neither crew member is showing symptoms of the virus, according to a letter Capt. Tim Stringer sent to passengers on Saturday.

The ship was scheduled to come ashore Sunday morning at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale and leave on another cruise Sunday evening.

But instead of docking as planned, the ship is being forced to stay offshore until two members of the crew can be tested for the virus that causes COVID-19. Both crew members recently worked on the Grand Princess — the ship in California that had 21 passengers and crew test positive for the virus.

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