Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

RainCaster

(11,574 posts) Fri May 3, 2019, 11:20 AM May 2019

What is going on with Boaty McMeaslesFace?

There was a brief mention of this on the evening news early this week. But it looks like the Great Scientology Media Machine has kicked and silenced all further news.
The few links I've found have almost no real information.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/cruise-ship-quarantined-over-measles-scare-leaves-st-lucia-headed-n1001591

https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/02/health/st-lucia-measles-cruise-ship-quarantine/index.html

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What is going on with Boaty McMeaslesFace? (Original Post) RainCaster May 2019 OP

Your second story was just updated a couple of hours ago. TwilightZone May 2019 #1

The funniest part is that the ship is full of the best-paying members of Scientology. DetlefK May 2019 #2

Boat receives vaccines, are they used? RainCaster May 2019 #3

That IS a very interesting thought!!! JustFiveMoreMinutes May 2019 #4

There's just so much irony in anything owned by Scientology being named "Freewinds". marble falls May 2019 #5

TwilightZone

(28,833 posts)

1. Your second story was just updated a couple of hours ago.

Reply to RainCaster (Original post)

Fri May 3, 2019, 11:27 AM

May 2019

"Updated 10:31 AM ET, Fri May 3, 2019"

Besides, it's a pretty simple story.

People didn't get vaccinated.

People got measles in an isolated environment.

People got quarantined.

St. Lucia provided vaccines.

Ship left port.

DetlefK

(16,470 posts)

2. The funniest part is that the ship is full of the best-paying members of Scientology.

Reply to RainCaster (Original post)

Fri May 3, 2019, 12:07 PM

May 2019

The ship is holding a training-course to reach the 8th thetan-level. That's the highest rank of enlightenment you can get in Scientology. And it's f**king expensive.

Imagine booking a really expensive, extremely exclusive training-course on a luxurious ship... and then you get measles.

RainCaster

(11,574 posts)

3. Boat receives vaccines, are they used?

Reply to RainCaster (Original post)

Sat May 4, 2019, 08:54 AM

May 2019

Will the Plague Ship be allowed to dock anywhere without full vaccination records for all crew and passengers?

JustFiveMoreMinutes

(2,133 posts)

4. That IS a very interesting thought!!!

Reply to RainCaster (Reply #3)

Sat May 4, 2019, 01:40 PM

May 2019

On the ship:

*People with immunity from having the measles in the past
*People with immunity from being vaccinated
*People with measles on ship now immune
*Unknown number of non-immune people on ship
*No record of 'refused'.

.. Hmmmmmm.......................

marble falls

(62,288 posts)

5. There's just so much irony in anything owned by Scientology being named "Freewinds".

Reply to RainCaster (Original post)

Tue May 7, 2019, 04:08 PM

May 2019

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