Brig Niagara sickness blamed on salmonella
Health officials in Pennsylvania say salmonella was to blame for sickening 26 of 42 crew members aboard the US Brig Niagara, a historic sailing ship based on Lake Erie that is en route to Duluth.
- U.S. Brig Niagara
Health officials in Pennsylvania say salmonella was to blame for sickening 26 of 42 crew members aboard the US Brig Niagara, a historic sailing ship based on Lake Erie that is en route to Duluth.
The sickness forced the ship to cancel two fundraising events over the weekend and to cut short a visit to a tall ships festival in Cleveland. The crew has recovered, however, and set sail Monday for a Great Lakes tour that will include a stop at Tall Ships Duluth, which runs July 28 to Aug. 3. The Niagara also will visit Green Bay and Chicago.
Officials with the Erie County Health Department said it’s unclear how the ship’s crew contracted the bacteria, which often is found in spoiled or undercooked food.
Bill Sutton, executive director of the Flagship Niagara League, which raises money to run the ship, told the Erie (Pa.) Times-News that the Niagara’s crew removed all movable items from the ship for a thorough cleaning last weekend.
The Niagara is a replica of the ship that Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry used to defeat the British at the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812.
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