Patricia Oldendorff

Crew Change Dilemma on Covid-19 Hit Bulker

  •  MUA proposes for solving the crew change quandary onboard the bulker Patricia Oldendorff.
  • Novel proposal to replace the foreign crew with local Australian seafarers.

According to MUA, the McGowan Government has left 9 international seafarers stranded on the vessel contaminated with COVID-19, Reports Safety4Sea.

The Dilemma

In response to the outbreak onboard the bulker Patricia Oldendorff, currently anchored at Port Hedland, MUA urges the McGowan government to immediately act and reduce any...

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Defence Troops Deployed To Help Contain COVID-19 on Bulk Carrier

  • Australian soldiers are being deployed to Port Hedland to help contain a coronavirus outbreak on a bulk carrier that last changed crews in the seafaring city of Manila.
  • The ship, which was scheduled to collect manganese ore which is used in steel production, is anchored off Port Hedland on the coast of Western Australia.
  • Seventeen of the 21-crew members on the ship have tested positive for the virus.
  • Ten of the infected crew have been moved to hotel quarantine while seven infected workers...

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COVID Cases Rise By 7 Aboard Moored Bulk Carrier

  • Heavy carrier Patricia Oldendorff moored off Port Hedland in Western Australia.
  • Nine crew have tested positive to coronavirus, including another seven.
  • State’s health minister warned situation must be contained to prevent outbreak.

Seven new cases of coronavirus have been reported on a bulk-carrier off Port Hedland in Western Australia, the day after a dozen crew members were moved into quarantine in the state, reports 9News.

COVID cases on moored bulk carrier

The cases follow those of two men...

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