Скачать или смотреть More than 300 Canadian crew members still stranded at sea

After spending more than a month stranded on a cruise ship at sea, Will Lees of North Vancouver finally made it to Miami last week.

But the cruise ship art director still doesn't know when he'll get home.

Lees said he and about 2,300 shipmates don't have permission to disembark, so they remain trapped aboard the Norwegian Cruise Line ship, Norwegian Epic, in the Port of Miami.

"We just feel so helpless," said Lees, who has spent the past week in a windowless cruise cabin on the idle ship.

After COVID-19 started spreading on cruise ships, cruise companies suspended operations in mid-March.

Cruise lines eventually returned passengers home but many crew members had to stay on board, and are now stranded at sea or stuck in ports.

Due to fears of ships spreading the virus, it has become increasingly difficult for cruise companies to secure permission to dock and disembark their remaining crew.