13 crew onboard bulk carrier departing from the Philippines suffer from fever: E China's Zhoushan authority

13 crew onboard bulk carrier departing from the Philippines suffer from fever: E China's Zhoushan authority
Global Times Aug 08, 2021 https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202108/1230846.shtml

Some 13 out of 20 crew members onboard a bulk carrier, which departed from the Philippines on July 30 and arrived in Zhoushan in East China's Zhejiang Province, have been suffering from fever, the local epidemic control and prevention authorities confirmed on Sunday. Emergency rescue works are underway.

It has not been specified if the crew members are infected with COVID-19, the Global Times has found.

The Grand Progress bulk carrier, a Panamanian vessel whose mother company is located in North China's Tianjin Municipality, has a total of 20 crews. On July 2-14, it docked at a port in Indonesia, and arrived at a port in the Philippines on July 26, reads a statement released on Sunday by the Zhoushan health authorities.

It left the Philippines port on July 30 and headed for Nantong, East China's Jiangsu Province, during which time 13 crew members developed symptoms of fever. Nantong rejected the ship, leaving the ship in the waters of Zhoushan, the statement said.

Currently, emergency rescue works of the crew members are underway, and Zhoushan will guarantee the rescue in strict accordance with local epidemic prevention rules.

Relevant information will be released in a timely manner, the statement noted.

Global Times