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Covid-19 infected crew member died

One crew member of the 'Vita Future', who had tested positive for Covid-19, was admitted in a hospital in Santos on April 5, 2021. He died on April 12. The rest of the crew has been found healthy. The vessel has been moored at Santos anchorage in pos. 24° 10.27' N 046° 19.27' W and remains under quarantine until April 22.

Bulkcarrier rescued fishermen off Mahajunga

The "Vita Future" assisted the crew of three, including a Frenchman, of the f/v "Pannagia" and were en route to the port of Morondava after on Sep 11, 2018, a fire broke out on board the Malagasy vessel. The fire was extinguished, but the engine did not work any more and the ship was adrift. The crew radioed a mayday call which was picked up by the naval base of Mayotte on Sep 12 at 5:30 p.m. The CROSS Reunion Island was alerted and contacted the JRCC of Madagascar to set up an operational response. The bulk carrier diverted from her route in order to assist the fishing vessel 50 nautical miles off the coast of Mahajunga. The drifting ship could be located around 1:00 a.m. While the sailors could be saved, their boat drifts in the Mozambique Channel. The Madagascar rescue center dispatched the f/v "Unimar 1" from the Nosy Be fisheries to recover the three survivors. At 5.30 a.m., the fishermen were transhipped and made their way to the port of Morondava. French report with photo: https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/reunion/marins-sauves-au-large-madagascar-627754.html

Engine trouble off Isle of Scilly

The "Vita Future", while en route from Gothenburg to New Orleans with a crew of 18 on board and sailing in ballast, suffered engine trouble in position 49 16 00 N, 005 47 0 0W, 44 miles SE of the Isles of Scilly on June 19, 2018, at 1.45 a.m. The vessel was carrying 1.550 tonnes of heavy fuel oil in the bunker tanks. The engine issue was rectified, and the vessel was under way again to its destination, at 2 a.m., ETA July 3.