US Coast Guard wants cruise lines to care for sick workers docked in Galveston

GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The US Coast Guard has asked cruise lines to care for sick cruise line workers docked in Galveston.

The coast guard said vessels pose an "unacceptable risk" of spreading the coronavirus.

No passengers are on the ships, but the ships do carry thousands of workers.

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