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Four crew members have been transported to a managed isolation facility in Christchurch, while the ship’s captain, who needs to remain close to the ship, has been transferred to accommodation provided by the Southern DHB. A Ministry of Health spokesman said crewmen who recovered from Covid-19 would remain on the ship as the size of the vessel required a minimum crew on board. The five mariners isolating on shore would be returned to the ship when their period of isolation was completed, and the ship would depart once it had undergone a deep clean, the spokesman said. Two of the first crew members to test positive were taken to Southland Hospital for assessment on July 21, but did not need to be admitted, and were returned to the ship later that day. ....
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Zeaborn Ship Management spokesperson Andrew Leahy, who was acting on behalf of the ship’s owners, said the group were still waiting for confirmation to hear when the vessel could leave. In the meantime, health officials were checking on the crew daily and doing regular temperature checks, he said, while the ships existing Covid-19 outbreak management protocols were being followed to minimise the risk of further transmission. Health wise, the crew were faring well, he said, adding that their family had been notified about the situation and were being kept informed of any new developments. Two of the infected mariners were taken to Southland Hospital for assessment on Wednesday, but did not need to be admitted and were returned to the ship. ....
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No oil spill reported, but Sri Lanka braces for worst after X-Press Pearl sinks by Malaka Rodrigo on 9 June 2021 Days after the ill-fated Singapore-flagged X-Press Pearl cargo ship erupted in flames, attempts to tow the vessel toward deep waters to reduce its impact failed as it began to sink off Sri Lanka’s western coast. The newly commissioned freighter was carrying 300 metric tons of fuel oil in its tanks, but no oil leaks have been reported as of June 8, according to the Sri Lanka Navy. But there’s already fallout from the disaster, with tons of grain-sized plastic pellets from the ship’s cargo washing up on beaches along the island’s western coast, posing a massive cleanup headache. ....