Irishman relieved to leave liner at centre of disease scare

AN Irish man on a cruise ship at the centre of a suspected outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease spoke yesterday of his relief that the trip is over.

Pat Meade from Cobh, Co Cork, said he would be happy to get home after news of the outbreak on board the Black Watch was confirmed in Stockholm on Friday.

“We have been told that the liner is to be fumigated,” he said.