"It makes your stomach flip to see your parents on international television afraid and vulnerable."
Among those stuck on board a cruise ship quarantined in Japan due to a coronavirus outbreak are four Citrus County residents.
Gay Courter, who is a well-known author, and her husband, Phil, decided to take a long vacation to celebrate her recent 75th birthday, according to the couple’s daughter, Ashley Rhodes-Courter.
The two are traveling with longtime friends Vana and Mario Mendizabal, also of Crystal River, the daughter said.
Japanese officials quarantined the Diamond Princess cruise ship Monday, after several people on board tested positive for coronavirus, according to Reuters. Since then, it has waited in a harbor in Yokohama, carrying more than 3,700 passengers and crew.
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