Third ship anchored off N L with COVID among crew
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The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Thursday, July 15, 2021
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Karl Risser, an Atlantic Canadian inspector with the International Transport Workers Federation, told The Canadian Press Wednesday there are 39 people on board the ship.
Meanwhile, 14 crew members tested positive last week for COVID-19 aboard a bitumen tanker, the Iver Ambition, which is anchored near the fishing vessel, and public health officials said today that number remains unchanged.
Both vessels are in Conception Bay, about 25 kilometres west of St. John s.
In May, a bulk carrier owned by Fednav, an international shipping company headquartered in Quebec, also anchored in the bay and waited out COVID-19 infections among 14 of its crew members.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 15, 2021.
ST. JOHN S, N.L. Health officials confirmed Wednesday three more COVID-19 cases aboard a Portuguese fishing vessel anchored off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador.
The ship, called the Princesa Santa Joana, is one of two vessels now sitting off Newfoundland s Avalon Peninsula with COVID-19 infections confirmed among their crew. It s definitely a concern, said Karl Risser, an Atlantic Canadian inspector with the International Transport Workers Federation.
The provincial Department of Health said in a news release Wednesday eight crew members have now tested positive for the novel coronavirus on the factory fishing trawler, with one of them remaining in hospital. In total, there are 39 crew members on board, Risser said.