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Container ship diverted to Italiy after master died of Covid-19

The 'Ital Libera', whose Master died of Covid-19, has left Jakarta Anchorage on May 27 enroute to Italy as no ports in Asia accepted the vessel. The ship was found to have a number of Covid-19 cases onboard after departing from Durban on April 1,2021, headed for Asia. The ship went into 14-day quarantine at anchor in Jakarta, according to a Hapag-Lloyd advisory dated 6 May. An updated advisory issued by Hapag-Lloyd on June 7 said: “Force majeure has been declared and due to no Asian ports accepting the vessel, she has been diverted to call Italy first in order to repatriate the captain. We appreciate your patience and regret the delayed arrival of your cargo due to the circumstances out of vessel operator’s control." The 'Ital Libera' headed to Taranto where it arrived at the container terminal on June 14 at 8.45 p.m.