Bon Voyage Ruby: Wollongong farewells COVID-19 cruise ship

Kate McIlwain
Updated April 23 2020 - 9:58pm, first published 6:30pm
Spectacular farewell: The ship left amid a stunning Wollongong sunset, marking a milestone in Australia's biggest COVID-19 controversy. Picture: Anna Warr.
Spectacular farewell: The ship left amid a stunning Wollongong sunset, marking a milestone in Australia's biggest COVID-19 controversy. Picture: Anna Warr.

Five weeks since the Ruby Princess sailed into Sydney harbour and sparked Australia's largest outbreak of COVID-19, the troubled ship has finally left Australian waters.

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Kate McIlwain

Kate McIlwain

Journalist

For more than a decade, I've helped the Illawarra Mercury set the news agenda across the region. Currently I'm the paper's health reporter - covering the stories of Illawarra workers and residents in the wake of a global pandemic and at a time where our health systems are stretched to the limit.

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