KEN REI

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Crew tested again

The crew of the 'Ken Rei' were all tested for COVID-19 again on Oct 28 at the Higgins & Geddis Wharves in Napier. They have all returned a second negative test result. The ship was due to depart Napier and head for Tauranga on Oct 29.

Ship in port after isolation

The 'Ken Rei' has docked at Napier Port on Oct 27 after its crew of 21 completed 14 days in isolation. They were close contacts of an engineer who tested positive after spending time on the logging ship when it was berthed in New Plymouth. The vessel had been off the Napier coast for a fortnight and the crew have tested negative. It berthed at 6 a.m. at the Higgins & Geddis Wharves and was expected to depart on Oct 29.

Doctors to be dropped off on bulk carrier for testings

A team of doctors was to be helicoptered to the 'Ken Rei' off the coast of Napier to do Covid-19 swab tests. One of the Auckland port workers who has tested positive for the virus worked on the vessel in the past fortnight. That led Napier Port to refuse entry to the vessel and requested it to remain offshore for a 14-day isolation period. Now the ship's charter company has contracted doctors from a Napier medical centre to collect swabs from the crew. Preparation for the flight and safety protocols had been worked out over the last two days. Weather permitting, a helicopter would fly out to the ship on Oct 22. Report with photo: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/428968/doctors-fly-to-ship-anchored-off-napier-for-covid-tests