?GOOD
?GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO SIX THIRTY CENTRAL. I'M DAWN SCOTT. THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE. AN ARKANSAS NURSE AIDING
IN THE CARBON A VIRUS RELIEF
EFFORT ON BOARD A CRUISE SHIP
ENDS UP STRANDED AT SEA. GOLDIE
GOLDMAN IS NOW BACK HOME IN
ARKANSAS ON U.S. SOIL RIGHT
NOW. BUT WHEN THE CDC EXTENDED
ITS NO SALE ORDER, IT LEFT HER
STUCK ON THAT SHIP. SHE SHARED
HER VIDEO DIARIES WITH ME AND
SPOKE WITH ME FROM HER HOME
HERE IN ARKANSAS ABOUT THE VERY
REAL FEAR SHE FELT THESE LAST
FIVE DAYS HAVE BEEN COMPLETE
TORTURE. 31 YEAR OLD GOLDIE
GOLDMAN GIVES AN INTIMATE
GLIMPSE INTO HER MONTH AT SEA
TRYING NOT TO FEEL HELPLESS.
BUT GOLDMAN WAS FAR FROM
HELPLESS A MONTH AGO WHEN SHE
AGREED TO WORK AS A CRISIS
RELIEF NURSE FURLOUGHED FROM
HER PER DIEM JOB AT ARKANSAS
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. SHE WAS
WILLING TO GO WHEREVER NEEDED
TO HELP AND I HAD NEVER ONCE
EVEN THOUGHT OF A CRUISE LINE.
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT IT WAS
A THING TO DO. THE CRUISE
NURSING BUT ROYAL CARIBBEAN
CAME CALLING THEN THEY NEEDED
HELP ABOARD THE HARMONY OF THE
SEAS. GOLDMAN ACCEPTED THAT
CALL. IT'S SCARY AND IT'S RISKY
BUT WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT
THAT'S WHEN YOU CAN MAKE THE
BIGGEST IMPACT AND HELP A LOT.
HARMONY IS ONE OF COUNTLESS
SHIPS STUCK AT SEA AROUND THE
GLOBE. THE U.S. GOVERNMENT
REFUSED TO ALLOW THE CREW
MEMBERS TO DISEMBARK. ALTHOUGH
THE CRUISE SHIP TO NOWHERE. YOU
KNOW THERE'S 20 30 BOATS THAT
ARE STUCK IN THE CARIBBEAN JUST
FLOATING AROUND WITH NOWHERE TO
GO. WE WOULD GO INTO THE PORT
CANAVERAL ONCE A WEEK TO GET
SUPPLIES. OTHERWISE THEY HAD AN
ANCHOR POINT THAT WAS OUT BY
ABOUT 25 MILES OUT IN DAYTONA
BEACH. PASSENGERS DISEMBARK.
TWO WEEKS BEFORE GOLDMAN
ARRIVED APRIL 6 FOR HER TWO
WEEK DUTY. BUT SIXTEEN HUNDRED
CREW MEMBERS WERE LEFT AND THEY
WERE SICK. GOLDMAN ESTIMATES
SHE TREATED ROUGHLY 30 OF THEM
GIVING THEM FLUIDS. THE KEEP
THEM HYDRATED AND OXYGEN IF
NECESSARY AND SHE WAS ASKED TO
STAY AN EXTRA WEEK. BUT THEN
THE CDC MADE A DECISION THAT
LEFT HER STUCK. IT EXTENDED THE
NO SALE ORDER LEAVING THE SHIP
FLOATING AT SEA. PROPOSED MY
DISEMBARKATION PLAN TO THE CDC
THAT GOT DENIED DENIED AND
GOLDMAN WAS GIVEN PAPERS WITH A
LIST OF STRICT CRITERIA SHE
MUST MEET TO GET OFF. BUT IT
BASICALLY LISTED 15 DIFFERENT
RULES IN ORDER TO GET OFF THE
CRUISE SHIP AND THE CDC, THE
CEO, CMO AND EVERY OTHER BIG
WAKE UP. ROYAL CARIBBEAN HAD TO
REAFFIRM THIS IN ORDER TO LET
ANYONE DISEMBARK BECAUSE I WAS
NOT A ORIGINAL CREW MEMBER. I
KIND OF FELT LIKE I COULD SLIP
THROUGH THE CRACKS. I WAS AN
AGENCY NURSE AND PACKING MY
BAGS, PACKING UP MY ROOM, MY
CABIN TO GOLDMAN PREPARED AND
SHE WAITED. SHE WAITED NEARLY
TWO WEEKS ABOARD A BOAT WITH A
200 SQUARE FOOT CABIN. FEARING
SHE MAY NEVER GET OFF. I JUST
FEEL KIND OF LIKE I'VE BEEN
THROUGH THE WRINGER AS FAR AS
EMOTIONS GO. IT WAS JUST THAT
UNCERTAINTY ALL THE TIME. YEAH.
THINGS COULD CHANGE IN AN
INSTANT AND IN THAT SAME
INSTANT SHE GOT THE NOTICE SHE
WOULD BE ALLOWED TO DISEMBARK
WITH STRICT RULES IN PLACE. AND
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6 SHE WALKED OFF
THE SHIP. HER DOG AND FIANCEE
WAITING. THERE'S NOT REALLY A
END IN SIGHT FOR THOSE GUYS.
SHE'S STILL WORRIED ABOUT THOSE
SHE LEFT BEHIND. BUT THIS WAS
AN EXPERIENCE SHE'LL NEVER
REGRET. IT WAS JUST A DIFFERENT
EXPERIENCE THAT OPEN YOUR EYES
TO SEE HOW LUCKY WE ARE IN
AMERICA TO HAVE GOOD HEALTH
CARE. MOST OF THAT SHIP WAS IN
QUARANTINE FOR 14 DAYS BUT IS
NOW HEALTHY CREW MEMBERS READY
TO STEP ON LAND? AS FOR GOLDMAN
IS SHE IS IN QUARANTINE HERE IN
LITTLE ROCK FOR 14 DAYS FROM
THE