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Alerts for cases of COVID-19 the government of colombia restricts the entry of cruise ships to colombian ports
Caribbean Sea · Colombia · NAVAREA IV 250/20
- issued
- 2020-03-19 01:11Z
- status
- cancelled 2020-03-19 13:40Z (archive)
- cancels
- NAVAREA IV 249/20
- authority
- COLOMBIA 44/20 190111Z MAR 20.
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
CARIBBEAN SEA. COLOMBIA. 1. ALERTS FOR CASES OF COVID-19 THE GOVERNMENT OF COLOMBIA RESTRICTS THE ENTRY OF CRUISE SHIPS TO COLOMBIAN PORTS. 2. THE ARRIVAL OF YACHTS, SAILBOATS AND PLEASURE CRAFT, WHATEVER THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, IS SUSPENDED. EXCEPTION 1. THOSE WHOSE CREW IS COLOMBIAN OR FOREIGNERS WITH RESIDENCE IN COLOMBIA, WHO MUST ENTER A PERIOD OF ISOLATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HEALTH MEASURES THAT HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED BY THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT. EXCEPTION 2. CASES OF FORCE MAJEURE (METEOMARINE CONDITIONS, BREAKDOWNS, ETC.) BUT LANDING SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED UNTIL THE RELEVANT HEALTH PROTOCOLS HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH. 3. EMBARKATION, DISEMBARKATION AND CREW CHANGES ARE RESTRICTED DURING THE TIME SPENT IN PORT, EXCEPT IN CASES OF MEDICAL EMERGENCY, AS CONSIDERED BY THE SANITARY AUTHORITY. 4. FOR VESSELS THAT HAVE MADE CREW CHANGES PRIOR TO ARRIVAL IN A COLOMBIAN PORT, THEY MUST REPORT ON THE HEALTH STATUS OF EACH CREW MEMBER ON BOARD AND THEIR TRAVEL ITINERARY FOR THE LAST 14 DAYS. 5. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT YOUR NEAREST VHF CHANNEL 16 TRAFFIC CONTROL STATION. 6. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 249/20.
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- Due to alerts on cases of COVID-19 the government of colombia provides that as of this date the entrance of…cancels · 2020-03-19
- Due to alerts on cases of COVID-19 the government of colombia provides that as of this date the entrance of…replaced · 2020-03-19
- Cancel NAVAREA 250/20 and this msgcancelled by · 2020-03-19
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