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15 crew members of an oil tanker test positive for COVID-19, 2 hospitalized

June 30, 2020

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The information was confirmed to Offshore Energy-Green Marine by a spokesperson for the Antwerp Port Authority where Minerva Oceania is moored.

As disclosed, the COVID-19 affected crew members are isolated in their cabins, and they are being closely monitored and supported by the shipping company, in close collaboration with the Flemish health authorities and the authority Port of Antwerp.

The ship and its crew are expected to remain in quarantine at the port’s Leopold dock until at least Jul 4, when the situation will be reevaluated.

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