COVID-19 Cases Found Onboard Bunker Tanker ‘NewOcean 6’ In Singapore
As of 5 January 2021, there are 9 recognized COVID-19 situations attached to a shelter vessel New Sea 6 run by Palmstone Tankers & & Trdg Pte Ltd in the Port ofSingapore Bunker vessels are a kind of harbourcraft that run in the Port of Singapore and also give vital aquatic solutions such as refueling ships calling at Singapore.
An Indonesian staff participant was evaluated favorable for COVID-19 infection on 30 December 2020 (instance 58812). He gotten here in Singapore on 17December The Maritime and also Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has stringent treatments for all staff participants getting here from abroad to function onboard harbourcraft. They need to go via 2 week of quarantine and also have to be evaluated adverse for COVID-19 infection at the beginning and also end of their quarantine duration in their house nation.
Upon arrival in Singapore, they are evaluated once again and also require to self-isolate in an area up until their examination outcomes are recognized prior to starting the harbourcraft. This staff participant was evaluated adverse on 1, 16, and also 17December He began service New Sea 6 after his examination result on 17 December returned adverse for COVID-19.
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All 13 continuing to be staff participants were quarantined from 31 December.
Following instance 58812, 7 various other Indonesian staff participants and also a Singaporean staff participant were reported by the Ministry of Health (MOH) to have actually evaluated favorable for COVID-19 infection on 3 January (instance 58948), 4 January (instance 58973), and also 5 January 2021 (situations 58992, 58993, 58994, 58995, 58996 and also 58997). The international staff participants onboard the shelter vessel did not get off before being evaluated favorable. The Singapore staff participant is a freight policeman that accredits shelter distribution onboard the vessel.
In sight of the COVID-19 situations onboard, the shelter vessel has actually been quarantined and also will certainly stop all procedures up until more notification. The firm will certainly require to assess all its treatments prior to it is enabled to return to procedures. MPA advises proprietors and also drivers of harbourcraft to carry out and also abide by risk-free monitoring procedures aboard vessels.
Reference: mpa.gov.sg
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