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Mark Steene

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Trial in class action over ruby princess - What They Never Told You

The Ruby Princess cruise when 28 people died from COVID-19 should never have sailed, a lawyer says. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

The ill-fated Ruby Princess cruise that left 28 people dead from COVID-19 in the early days of the pandemic should never have sailed, the Federal Court has been told.

The allegation was made in opening submissions of a class action against operators of the ship which sailed from Sydney on the evening of March 8, 2020, for New Zealand with 2641 passengers on board.

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