Tug engineers have put a six-hour stoppage on operations, after concerns over their company’s safety procedures put in place following an incident in 2017.
Tensions between China and Australia saw ships stranded for months on end after imports were restricted.
In December, The Age reported crew members had not been allowed off the ship since January 2020 and their health was deteriorating as a consequence.
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The Jag Anand crew in a photo taken last year by crew member Virendrasingh Bhosale.(Virendrasingh Bhosale via The Age)
Last year, China announced it would restrict imports of Australian coal in favour of both local production and imports from other suppliers, in a move that threatens the $14 billion Australian export industry.
The action was among other trade sanctions that targeted Australian exporters after the Federal Government criticised Beijing s handling of the pandemic.
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The Australian Border Force has confirmed that a ship docked at the Port of Gladstone has Covid-positive crew members. An ABF spokesman said the Department of Home Affairs is aware of people on board the Greek-flagged gas tanker who have tested positive to the coronavirus. All crew have remained on board the ship, crew members who have tested positive are in isolation, the spokesman said. The ABF is in contact with Queensland Government authorities who are co-ordinating a medical response. The spokesman said quarantine arrangements are a matter for each state and territory.
Earlier: An LNG tanker carrying Covid-positive crew has tried to dock at the Port of Gladstone.
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