Scientology cruise ship leaves St. Lucia after measles quarantine

The Freewinds cruise ship owned by the Church of Scientology is seen docked in quarantine at the Point Seraphine terminal in Castries, Saint Lucia after a measles case was detected onboard.CASTRIES - A cruise ship quarantined for a reported case of measles left the Caribbean island of St. Lucia after health officials provided 100 doses of vaccine to the ship, media reports said.

One case of measles had been confirmed on the ship docked in port near the capital of Castries since Tuesday, Dr Merlene Frederick-James, St. Lucia's chief medical officer, said in a video statement. NBC News, citing a St. Lucia Coast Guard sergeant, reported the ship is named Freewinds, which is the name of a 440-foot vessel owned and operated by the Church of Scientology.

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