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Sydney port workers await COVID-19 results after boarding ship with positive crew members
A dozen crew members on a ship that docked in Sydney have tested positive for coronavirus, forcing local port workers to get tested and isolate.
Key points:
- One of the crew members who contracted COVID-19 died at sea
- None of the crew disembarked the ship in Sydney
- The maritime union is calling for rapid testing of international seafarers at ports
Fifteen Port Botany workers boarded the vessel when it was docked for 24 hours between March 31 and April 1 but none of the crew disembarked.
A NSW Health spokesperson said the Inge Kosan, a bulk liquids ship, travelled from Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea before leaving Sydney to go to Vanuatu.
They said authorities in Vanuatu confirmed 12 of the 13 crew members, including one man who died at sea,…
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