{"id":19788,"date":"2020-10-21T03:37:49","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T00:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/update-crew-evacuated-from-coronavirus-hit-livestock-carrier-in-fremantle\/19788\/"},"modified":"2020-10-21T03:37:49","modified_gmt":"2020-10-21T00:37:49","slug":"update-crew-evacuated-from-coronavirus-hit-livestock-carrier-in-fremantle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/update-crew-evacuated-from-coronavirus-hit-livestock-carrier-in-fremantle\/19788\/","title":{"rendered":"Update: Crew evacuated from coronavirus-hit livestock carrier in Fremantle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Confirmed coronavirus cases have been evacuated from a livestock carrier berthed at Fremantle Port, Western Australia, and placed in quarantine.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Department of Health reported 24 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday \u2013 all are crew from the Al Messilah livestock carrier.<\/p>\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"block block-related-article\">\n<div class=\"card-rich \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.offshore-energy.biz\/western-australia-covid-19-cases-discovered-on-another-2-international-ships\/\" class=\"card__lazyload card-rich__image\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/cdn.offshorewind.biz\/file\/sites\/6\/2020\/10\/19130656\/wings_west-port_kwinana-industrial_28_01_2020-1871-1000.jpg')\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-rich__element card-rich__time-ago\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Posted:<\/span> 1 day ago\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-rich__content\">\n<div class=\"card-rich__partner-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card-rich__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.offshore-energy.biz\/western-australia-covid-19-cases-discovered-on-another-2-international-ships\/\" class=\"card-rich__link\" aria-label=\"Read more about: Western Australia: COVID-19 cases discovered on another 2 international ships\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tWestern Australia: COVID-19 cases discovered on another 2 international ships<br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<div class=\"card-rich__element card-rich__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Categories:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"card-category-list no-list\">\n<li class=\"card-category-list__item\">Vessels<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"card__element card-rich__time-ago\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Posted:<\/span> 1 day ago\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The 24 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases plus an additional 12 close contacts have now been moved off the vessel and are in state-run hotel quarantine, the health authority informed in a recent update.<\/p>\n<p>Included in the close contacts was an Australian veterinarian who boarded the 52-crewed Kuwaiti-flagged ship, ahead of its anticipated onward voyage.<\/p>\n<p>Before the outbreak was detected aboard the vessel, two Australian nationals including the veterinarian were allowed to disembark Al Messilah last week and go home to quarantine, local media reported. However, both persons tested negative for COVID-19. <\/p>\n<p>The Al Messilah remains docked at Fremantle Port with 16 essential crew on board. Loading of livestock has been delayed.<\/p>\n<p>What is more, a second crew member on the Japanese-owned bulk carrier Key Integrity \u2013 also docked at Fremantle Port \u2013 has tested positive for COVID-19. <\/p>\n<p>The remaining 18 crew have returned negative tests. The crew currently remains on board and the two positive cases are isolating in their cabins. <\/p>\n<p>Western Australia has been dealing with four international vessel-related COVID-19 outbreaks in the past three weeks. <\/p>\n<p>Foreign ships with crews infected with coronavirus arriving in WA waters have been described by Marc McGowan, WA premier, as the <em>&#8220;biggest risk&#8221; <\/em>for the region that has otherwise been COVID-19 free.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.offshore-energy.biz\/update-crew-evacuated-from-coronavirus-hit-livestock-carrier-in-fremantle\/\">Update: Crew evacuated from coronavirus-hit livestock carrier in Fremantle<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.offshore-energy.biz\">Offshore Energy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>world maritime news<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Confirmed coronavirus cases have been evacuated from a livestock carrier berthed at Fremantle Port, Western Australia, and placed in quarantine. The Department of Health reported 24 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday \u2013 all are crew from the Al Messilah livestock carrier. 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