| A large-scale novel COVID-19 infection occurred on the "Diamond Princess" cruise ship.After an off-board Hong Kong passenger was diagnosed on January 25,the "Diamond Princess" drifted at sea for several days and began to reach port on February 4 port.After Japan allowed the "Diamond Princess" to call at the port,the measures for onboard isolation were criticized globally,and Japan rejected the "Westerdam" cruise ship entry application.The cruise ship "Costa Serena" call at Tianjin Port.Chinese maritime law enforcement agencies and local government epidemic prevention departments have worked closely to deal with the international epidemic efficiently.Whether the port state is obliged to accept cruise ships calling during the epidemic,whether it has rescue obligations for epidemic cruise ships,and the scope of specific rescue obligations urgently need to be confirmed.Conflicts and imperfections in the legal provisions of cruise-related international and domestic laws have all been exposed in this incident.It is urgent to improve the legal mechanism for cruise epidemic prevention and control and the cooperation mechanism of various countries. |
