THE 4,300-TEU Athens Bridge,
deployed, on the ONE Service China-Singapore-Malaysia-India loop,
left Kattupalli, India on April 22 bound for Port Klang, was forbidden entry to
Malaysia because of the Covid scare, reports Kiev's Maritime Bulletin,
which specialises in marine casualties.
The Panamanian-flagged ship, operated by Alfa Ship
Managers Pte Ltd Singapore (EQUASIS), was eventually allowed to anchor
in Manila Bay, thanks to the presence of 21 Filipino crew, 12 of whom tested
positive, while two were taken to hospital with breathing problems, and
reported in critical condition.
The ship arrived at Manila Bay on May 6, and remains at
anchor, in quarantine and under maximum security. Most of the crew are healthy.
Said Maritime Bulletin editor Mikhail Voytenko:
"Health authorities throughout the world have been ordered to test
positive everybody and everything coming from India. PCR test is an ideal
instrument for falsifications.
"There's a mass crew vaccination programme under way,
and an upsurge in sick/hospitalised/dying seamen is the result of vaccinations.
No jab, no illness, but with that, no jab. It's up to seamen to decide, what's
more important for them - their health or their jobs," said Mr Voytenko.
Source : HKSG / Photo : FleetMon.
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