Mayor Bass replaced Briggs on the commission with Teresa Sanchez-Gordon, a former Superior Court judge, after her first nominee for the post withdrew from consideration.

Gaetz then withdrew his name from consideration for the DoJ role, saying he hoped to avoid a "needlessly protracted Washington scuffle".

State television started broadcasting Islamic chanting last week but withdrew it in less than 24 hours when social media erupted in protests.

Sosing withdrew from the competition on medical grounds and was taken to hospital following chest pains.

In 2019, its then Norwegian owners withdrew financial support and the business fell into insolvency, having not built a ship in a generation.