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A bulk carrier cargo vessel from India is being quarantined at the port of Durban after 14 crew members tested positive for Covid-19 while another vessel from Kenya is under quarantine at the port of Gqeberha, in the Eastern Cape, for the same reason.

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Meanwhile, the Transnet National Ports Authority in Durban has retracted its initial statement that the vessel’s chief engineer had died of a heart attack, instead stating the vessel was under investigation. At the same time, at the port of Gqeberha, 14 crew members also tested positive for Covid-19, and a vessel master could be facing criminal charges after allegedly failing to disclose that a crew member was ill.

Merentia Van Der Vent
Merentia Van Der Vent
Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.

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