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Corona infected ship enroute to Philippines
The 'Vega Dream' has set sail for the Philippines after leaving its anchorage off WA's Pilbara coast. A's Heath Department said the bulk carrier was given clearance to depart in the night of Oct 14 by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority. A total of seven crew members from the vessel, which was anchored 22 nautical miles off the state's coast, had tested positive for COVID-19. Some of the ship's crew had direct contact with BHP's day shift employees after it docked in Port Hedland.
Crew member tested positive for COVID-19
The 'Vega Dream' anchored off Port Hedland on Oct 9, 2020, after sailing from Shanghai via Manila.It was taking on cargo in the night of Oct 10 when one crew member started to feel unwell. He was taken to the local hospital where he returned a weak positive test result for COVID 19 from an initial fast-testing. His samples were flown to Perth to verify the results of that earlier test. No one else was showing symptoms.The Health Department confirmed on Oct 11 that two WA maritime workers had boarded the vessel, but were deemed a low risk of infection as they had not come in to contact with the infected crew member.
Medevac off Port Elizabeth
The "Vega Dream" had to interrupt the voyage from Itaqai to Singapore to medevac an ill crew member. The vessel requested medical assistance and turned to Port Elizabeth. On Aug 21, 2016, at 10 a.m. the lifeboat "Eikos Rescuer IV" of the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) rendezvoused with the ship 9,5 miles off the port to disembark a 35 year old Republic of the Union of Myanmar sailor whose condition, suffering an intestinal illness for the past week, had deteriorated. The rescue paramedic and NSRI rescue crew were transferred aboard and the patient was found to be in a critical condition and unconscious. Emergency medical treatment including intubation and ventilation was applied and the patient was secured into a Stokes basket stretcher. A lowering rig was erected and the patient was lowered onto the sea rescue craft where medical treatment continued while the patient was brought to the Port Elizabeth sea rescue base. Once ashore, the patient was taken to hospital, and the ship resumed the voyage. Report with photos: http://www.nsri.org.za/2016/08/patient-evacuation-off-ship-2/
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