The ministry said the risk to the public was low. The Spanish-flagged ship was not fishing in New Zealand waters and was initially heading to Taranaki to change crews. The current crew had Covid tests on Tuesday after 15 reported recent flu-like symptoms. Health officials said after discovering the virus had spread quickly through the foreign ship, “we felt it was the best course of action to take to offer managed isolation and quarantine [spots]”. ANDY JACKSON/STUFF The crew of fishing vessel, Playa Zahara have all been tested for Covid-19 with 15 of the 18 crew members having recently suffered flu-like symptoms.