After witnessing more than 4,000 pounds of dead fish that have been pulled out of the water by a contractor working for Miami Dade county, experts said on Tuesday they believe the fish kill is coming to an end but are also investigating the matter at hand.

Pandemic restrictions on Florida-based cruise ships will remain in place after a federal appeals court temporarily blocked a previous ruling that sided with a Florida lawsuit challenging the regulations.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is celebrating a victory in his ongoing fight against federal COVID rules on cruise ships departing from Florida.

Royal Caribbean is announcing a U.S. summer schedule for eight of its cruise ships.

The state of Florida has filed a lawsuit against the federal government to demand cruise ships be allowed to start sailing immediately.

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. The U.S. Coast Guard warned Port Key West, Port of Miami and Port Everglades to expect threatening winds with Hurricane Isaias. Local 10 News Weather Authority (Local 10 News)Broward County is under a tropical storm warning on Friday. The storm has already caused some damage in Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and storm surge in Exuma, Bahamas. Hurricane Isaias has caused some damage in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. (Local 10 News)WATCH: Norcross: Hurricane Isaias forecast models inch closer to FloridaTRACK STORM: Hurricane Isaias forecast to maintain strength as it tracks near South Florida coastFOR MORE COVERAGE: Visit our Local 10 Hurricane Page.

MIAMI, Fla. – Despite continued efforts through diplomatic channels, 13 international guests will stay aboard the Coral Princess with crew members for a self-imposed 14-day quarantine. The passengers will stay on board and be monitored to reduce the possibility of transmission if either guests or crew become symptomatic. The cruise line said additional members boarded the Coral Princess Thursday to assist in the quarantine. Coral Princess left the Port of Miami Thursday around 7 p.m.Five charter flights were scheduled for departure Thursday for the remaining passengers who were allowed to disembark. Princess Cruises did not offer information as to what countries the passengers were from, or where the ship was headed after leaving Miami’s port.

MIAMI – About 90 international passengers remain aboard the Coral Princess ship at PortMiami, as others left Tuesday on nine additional domestic charter flights, a spokesperson for Princess Cruises said. Princess Cruises confirmed two people on board died while the ship was at sea and there were 12 cases of the new coronavirus. A third passenger, Wilson Maa, of California, died at a Hialeah hospital Saturday night after waiting for hours to be taken off the ship. The cruise line said 545 guests disembarked Coral Princess on Sunday and another 139 left Monday, leaving 274 on board. According to the spokesperson, Coral Princess departed March 5 from San Antonio (Santiago) for a South America voyage, which was scheduled to end in Buenos Aires on March 19.

MIAMI, Fla. – A busy and difficult day at Port Miami where the Coral Princess has now been docked for more than 24 hours. Some 380 cleared passengers got on board a fleet of buses with their luggage wearing masks and gloves. That message coming from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who is mandating that cruise passengers not take commercial flights and they must all take charter flights. “As of April 4, 2020, CDC has updated its recommendations to help US cruise ship travelers get home as quickly and safely as possible during the COVID-19 Pandemic. CDC recommends that cruise ship travelers with no symptoms or mild symptoms disembark as quickly and safely as possible at US ports of entry.

MIAMI, Fla. – Christine Beehler is one of 1,020 passengers that arrived into the Port of Miami aboard the Coral Princess Saturday morning. Since March 31, the Coral Princess has been in isolation. The Coral Princess’ original destination was Port Everglades, but the U.S. Coast Guard denied their entrance to Fort Lauderdale. The captain of the Coral Princess made this announcement to passengers as the ship pulled into the port. They will have to quarantine aboard the ship.

MIAMI – The Coral Princess cruise ship arrived at Port Miami Saturday morning, hours after being denied entry at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale. On Saturday night, one of the very first groups of passengers cleared to return, 50 Floridians, departed the Coral Princess ship. Princess Cruises, a subsidiary of Carnival Corp., switched the Coral Princess’ original destination from Fort Lauderdale. The Coral Princess departed March 5 from Chile. The Regal Princess delivered supplies to the Coral Princess.

MIAMI - Firefighter contained a hazardous chemical Wednesday at the Port of Miami. According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, the Hazardous Materials Response team responded to 1015 N. America Way. A source with the department said firefighters suspected the leak involved ammonia, which is usually shipped in steel containers that can explode when they are exposed to high heat. A Miami-Dade Fire Rescue spokesperson had yet to confirm that early Thursday morning. They removed three orange cylinders along the port's waterfront Antarctica Way, where shipping containers were stacked up.

MIAMI - Firefighter are containing a hazardous chemical Wednesday afternoon at the Port of Miami. According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, the Hazardous Materials Response team was dealing with a chemical leak at 1015 N. America Way. Firefighters opened a blue Seaboard Marine container and they removed three orange cylinders along the port's waterfront Antarctica Way. The firefighters, who stepped into the container, stepped away from it about 5 p.m. The call -- involving more than a dozen active units -- remained active as of 8:45 p.m.

MIAMI - Firefighter are containing a hazardous chemical Wednesday afternoon at the Port of Miami. According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, the Hazardous Materials Response team was dealing with a suspected ammonia leak at 1015 N. America Way. Firefighters focused on a blue Seaboard Marine container. This is a developing story. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.

MIAMI - Authorities are responding to a hazardous materials situation Wednesday afternoon at Port of Miami. According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, the HAZMAT team was dealing with a suspected ammonia leak at 1015 N. America Way. This is a developing story. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.