Quarantined luxury superyacht disputes Qld co-operation claims

The positive test in Cairns sparked efforts from police and Queensland Health to determine where the luxury vessel had been and how the case may have been contracted, along with fears for the potential impact on the northern tourism hub.

Health Minister Yvette D’Ath criticised the 14 guests and six crew on board, saying they had “not been very co-operative at all”.

“We will leave that for the police to deal with, but we have very disappointed they are not co-operating and providing factual and correct information to the Queensland Police Service,” she said.

Two Cairns Marina tourism operators said superyachts were regularly moored there and go largely unnoticed….