Indonesian container ship caught with test positive

Posted in Maritime Security by Mikhail Voytenko

Jul 08, 2020 at 08:29.

Container ship SINAR POMALAA arrived at Kolkata India, Bay of Bengal, on Jul 2, from Singapore, crew were screened, 2 out of 17 found with temperature above normal, and were taken to hospital.

One tested bloody positive, and all hell broke loose. Everybody and everything are isolated, including containers to be offloaded, crew tested and waiting results while remaining on board, ship shifted to “a safe distance” from other ships.

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​Bulk carrier stuck in Santos, glimmering hope of release

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Posted in Maritime Security by Mikhail Voytenko

Jul 08, 2020 at 08:31.

Bulk carrier SEAJOY will hopefully, be released from quarantine at Santos anchorage, which lasted since Jun 23. The ship loaded 63500 tons of soybeans, but was caught when setting sail, with two crew found Chinese virus positive.

Understood all crew remain on board, including “infected” seamen, all being healthy. The ship is to undergo one more check, crew are to be tested once again, and with any luck, they finally, will be free to leave.

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Tanker knocked out by rapid test, Algeciras

Posted in Maritime Security by Mikhail Voytenko

Jul 08, 2020 at 08:32.

7 out of 9 crew of chemical tanker SAMUS SWAN were found Chinese virus rapid test positive at Algeciras, tanker and crew isolated, crew remaining on board, as all seamen are reported to be in good physical condition.

They’re expecting results of PCR test. The ship in load arrived at Algeciras on Jul 6 from Nigeria, initially she was bound for Gibraltar, but had to stop at Algeciras, for virus test.