Since reports that a cruise ship preparing to dock in San Francisco had been linked to a sick passenger in Cali (that passenger has now died), we've been closely following the trials and travails of the 'Grand Princess', the latest coronavirus 'Nightmare at Sea'.

The ship was supposed to dock on Thursday, but it has been drifting listlessly at sea for the past two days after being barred from entry by California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

In California, negotiations between the state and federal officials about where the ship should dock have become a political hot potato. State officials have been trying to find a 'non-commercial' (i.e. military) port nearby where the ship can dock and where its more than 3,500 passengers and crew can be tested, USA Today reports.

With at least 21 infected passengers and crew (mostly crew) on board, a state source close to the ongoing negotiations told the LA Times that talks would resume on Friday. The Princess Cruises ship remained at sea last night, but the captain notified passengers that it would move 20 nautical miles off the coast for easier delivery of supplies and other 'logistical reasons'.