This cargo ship’s captain died aboard. The crew was stuck at sea for weeks, with a potential Covid outbreak on its hands – CNN

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By Teele Rebane and Livia Borghese, CNN

Updated 8:12 PM ET, Sat June 19, 2021

(CNN)Captain Angelo Capurro started showing symptoms of Covid-19 on his second day at sea. Within five days, the 61-year-old skipper was confined to his cabin, unable to get out of bed.

Angelo Capurro in La Spezia, Italy, in 2017. Angelo Capurro in La Spezia, Italy, in 2017.
After getting married in Italy, Angelo Capurro and Patricia Mollard held a religious wedding ceremony in Mollard's hometown of Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1985. After getting married in Italy, Angelo Capurro and Patricia Mollard held a religious wedding ceremony in Mollard's hometown of Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1985.
Angelo Capurro as a young officer cadet on the cruise ship Oceanic in the south of Italy in 1978.Angelo Capurro as a young officer cadet on the cruise ship Oceanic in the south of Italy in 1978.
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Angelo Capurro with his daughter Maria Eleonora in Buenos Aires, Argentina 1987. Angelo Capurro with his daughter Maria Eleonora in Buenos Aires, Argentina 1987.

    Additional reporting by CNN’s Hanna Ziady.

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