Vessel under lockdown in Durban port after 14 crew members test positive for Covid
Fourteen crew members on board a vessel docked in the Port of Durban have tested positive for Covid-19.
The Eaubonne vessel arrived in Durban from India on Sunday.
The vessel is under lockdown with all crew members on board.
"As a requirement for the next port of call, all crew members of the vessel Eaubonne were tested for Covid-19 and cleared," said Transnet in a statement on Tuesday.
"Upon arrival at the Port of Durban, as a standard precautionary measure all crew members were tested and 14 of the crew members tested positive.”
The SOE has also confirmed that the chief engineer of the ship died following a heart attack.
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