CLOSED: things to recall for "The Long Cruise"

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Things to recall for

"The Long Cruise"

CLOSED​

The River Cruise Boat, Independence:

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• Home office: Guilford, Connecticut.
• Planned course: the Intercoastal Waterway.
• It left Charleston, SC, with 100 guests and 30 crew. After the initial disembarkation (Day 1), there were only 40 guests and 10 crew.
• Headed east 20 miles into open water because of the mayhem taking place on land.

People to remember:

• Captain of Independence: Penny Howard
  • 1st CO of the boat, which was on its maiden cruise.
  • Personal information coming.
• Peter Douglas, passenger:
  • Gun runner for Venezuelan rebels.
  • Introduced here.
• Kimmie Wilson, Master of Stores:
  • 18 years old, daughter of a Company employee.

Details about the Plague:

• Believed to have originated in Europe.
• Verified in the US Day 1 of RP.
• Cities on Independence's course shut down immediately.

Day 1:

• 80 of the 130 aboard demanded to be disembarked. (60 of 100 passengers; 20 of 30 crew).
• Captain Penny Howard agreed.
• All passengers and those crew departing were restricted to their staterooms for social distancing.
• Those Crew remaining limited their movement.
• Penny Howard needed to look for signs of the plague onboard.

Day 2:

• A Coast Guard cutter pulled along side for the transfer of those leaving.
• The Coast Guard Captain -- a former lover of Penny Howard -- transferred as much food, water, and other supplies to the Independence as he could.
• Social distancing continued.
• Introducing passenger Peter Douglas, who is a gun runner. (See #2)
• Independence headed out to sea, with Penny Howard fearing they might run into trouble if they stayed within sight of shore.