Two cruise ships agree to leave Australian waters as police raise hopes of resolving standoff

Australian Border Force says progress is being made getting eight ships moving out of NSW waters amid coronavirus crisis

The stalemate over eight cruise ships off Australia’s east coast appears to be resolving after two ships agreed to leave Australian waters and health assessments of crew were taking place on the Ruby Princess, the ship linked to more than 550 cases of Covid-19 in Australia.

But one cruise line, believed to be Carnival, had asked to keep some ships in Australian waters, the head of Australian Border Force, Michael Outram, revealed. Discussions were continuing on Friday morning.

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