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Italy's Costa Cruises ship Costa Victoria docks at the port of Civitavecchia, some 70 kilometres northwest of Rome. Italy's Costa Cruises said it was isolating more than 700 guests on board its Victoria ship after one of them tested positive for the novel coronavirus. IMAGES
The Grand Princess cruise ship, stranded for days off the coast of California due to a coronavirus outbreak, docks at the port of Oakland where passengers are to disembark. IMAGES
A Turkish vessel carrying materials for field hospitals arrives in Egypt's port of El Arish near the Rafah border crossing with the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, a port official said. A Turkish health official told AFP that the vessel was carrying "materials, generators, ambulances to establish eight field hospitals". The delivery comes as Hamas government officials said all hospitals in northern Gaza were "out of service" amid fighting with Israeli forces. IMAGES
A Chinese research vessel enters Sri Lanka's Chinese-run southern port of Hambantota despite concerns from India and the United States about its activities. The Yuan Wang 5 entered the port after securing permission to enter Sri Lankan waters on condition it will not engage in any research. The Indian government has lodged a complaint with Colombo over fears the ship could spy on its activities, and the United States has also expressed concern. IMAGES
The Turkish flagged Polarnet cargo ship, which departed from Ukraine's port of Chornomorsk on Friday carrying 12,000 tons of corn, docks at the port of Derince in northeastern Turkey. It is the first grain shipment from Ukraine to reach its final destination under a deal between Moscow and Kyiv. The deal brokered by Turkey and the UN lifted a Russian blockade of Ukraine's ports and set terms for millions of tonnes of wheat and other grain to start flowing from silos and ports. IMAGES