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...

https://mfame.guru/crew-change-dilemma-on-covid-19-hit-bulker/

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...

https://mfame.guru/defence-troops-deployed-to-help-contain-covid-19-on-bulk-carrier/

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...

https://mfame.guru/covid-cases-rise-by-7-aboard-moored-bulk-carrier/

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