SAN AOTEA II

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Crew to be quarantined in Timaru

The crew and passengers of the 'San Aotea II' on their way back from the Falkland Islands, will be forced to spend up to four days on board the vessel once it reaches Timaru to satisfy Covid-19 regulations. Those on board would not be allowed to step off at Timaru’s port until they had been on the ship for a full 28 days since leaving the Falkland Islands, Covid-19 testing was done and paperwork had been completed. They will not be able to disembark immediately as the new Covid regulations require them to stay isolated for a total of 28 days. They are expected to arrive on Aug 1, 2020, a day before the 28-day period had finished Once results are back which is expected to be on Aug 4, the vessel can be accessed, and they can disembark and go home. The 'San Aotea II' left Timaru on June 6, on what was expected to be a 50-day mission to retrieve 15 Kiwi fisherman from the 'San Aspiring' in the Southern Atlantic Ocean after Covid-19 left them with no other viable way to get home.