The cruise ship Ambition is in the harbor of Bordeaux. Bordeaux is a city in France. No one may leave the ship. More than 1,700 people are on the ship. About 50 people are sick. They have stomach problems. That means: They have diarrhea. They have to vomit.
A 92 year old man is dead. He was from Great Britain. Doctors check the cause now. First, people thought of the Noro-virus. That is a dangerous germ. First tests show: It is not the Noro-virus. Maybe the food on the ship was bad.
The ship comes from the Shetland Islands. It stopped in Belfast and Liverpool. The passengers are from Ireland or Great Britain. Doctors are now on the ship. They test the sick people. People can leave the ship when it is safe.
There is another ship named Hondius. There was the Hanta-virus. 3 people died there. The authorities say: The cases on the Ambition are different. These are two separate events. Everyone on the Ambition waits for new results.
