86 Test Positive for COVID-19 on American Fishing Trawler in Seattle
American Dynasty Photo: American Seafoods Company
At the very least 86 individuals have actually evaluated favorable for COVID-19 aboard a U.S.-flagged angling trawler currently anchored in Seattle, Washington.
American Seafoods Company formerly reported that staff participant from its American Dynasty evaluated favorable for COVID-19 on May 30. As an outcome, the business has actually currently evaluated the whole staff, verifying an added 85 staff participants have actually been contaminated with the infection. Currently the vessel is anchored at the Port of Seattle and also all staff remain in quarantine in centers in Seattle.
Seattle and also Dutch Harbor- based American Seafoods is just one of the biggest fish and shellfish business in North America, running 6 vessels in the North Pacific Ocean and also the Bering Sea.
Crew participants on 2 extra American Seafoods vessels, the American Triumph and also the Northern Jaeger, are currently being evaluated as a preventive step. The Triumph anchored Wednesday in Bellingham to unload item, while the Jaeger is anticipated to show up in Bellingham later on today.
On the Northern Jaeger, one staff participant reported really feeling unwell on-board recently and also was transferred to the healthcare facility where they have actually evaluated unfavorable for COVID 19, the business claimed.
“We’re conducting these tests out of an abundance of caution,” claimed American Seafoods Chief Executive OfficerMikel Durham “Protecting the health of our crew members and the communities where we operate is a top priority for us.”
American Seafoods claimed it evaluated all its staff participants prior to they boarded vessels in mid-May to participate in the Pacific Whiting period and also just permitted those that evaluated unfavorable to board.
The business is collaborating on the issue with different firms, consisting of Whatcom County Health Department, Public Health–Seattle & & King County, Centers for Disease Control and also Prevention (CDC), the UNITED STATE Coast Guard, Whatcom County Unified Command, and also the Port of Seattle.
