Royal Caribbean continued its evacuation efforts on Saturday, a day after the island of St. Vincent was shaken by another volcanic eruption.
Since the initial eruption on April 9, authorities have been working to clean up the Caribbean island and limit the damage.
British, Canadian and American citizens line up with the Royal Caribbean Reflection cruise ship for free evacuation to Kingstown on St. John’s Island. Vincent of the Eastern Caribbean, Friday, April 16, 2021. (Photo AP / Orvil Samuel)
About 20,000 people fled to the northern end of the island for shelter.
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At Soufriere, the volcano erupted only a few times: experts compared the current cycle to one from 1902, during which time the eruptions continued for months.
British, Canadian and American citizens are waiting to board the Royal Caribbean Reflection cruise ship for free evacuation to Kingstown on St. John’s Island. Vincent of the Eastern Caribbean, Friday, April 16, 2021. (Photo AP / Orvil Samuel)
British, American and Canadian citizens were evacuated on Royal Caribbean cruise ships, with hundreds transported to nearby islands for safety.
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“In addition to the 137 evacuees who landed in St. Lucia last Saturday, Royal Caribbean Group’s Celebrity Cruises will evacuate 159 citizens from the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada to St. Maarten today,” a Royal Caribbean spokesman said. for Fox News.
Ash feathers rise from La Soufrière volcano on the island of St. Vincent of the Eastern Caribbean, Friday, April 16, 2021. (Vincie Richie / University of the West Indies Seismic Research Center through PA)
The evacuees were to arrive in St. Maarten by Saturday, with anyone on board the ship must present a negative PCR or antigen test.
Cruise ships have also made much-needed water deliveries with several sources of help on the way.
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The US embassy said cruise ships will have to make travel arrangements home from any of the islands that will land.
No deaths have been reported so far.
Lucas Manfredi of Fox News and tThe Associated Press contributed to this report.