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Quebec-bound ship to be seized over anthrax
Officer died of disease, body left behind in Brazil
The Gazette
Thursday, April 24, 2003
A cargo ship bound for a Quebec port will be intercepted by Canadian authorities, after it was learned that an officer on board died of the bacterial disease anthrax this week.
The Wadi Al Arab, an Egyptian vessel carrying about 50,000 tonnes of bauxite to an Alcan aluminum plant in Saguenay, will be diverted to Halifax and inspected by Health Canada, Transport Canada and the RCMP for possible anthrax contamination.
An Alcan spokesperson alerted health officials after being told by the crew that the first mate had died from anthrax and been left behind in Brazil.
By midnight last night, the ship was over 300 nautical miles outside Canadian waters, about a day's journey away. It will not be allowed into any other other port until shown to be disease-free.
Copyright _2003_Montreal Gazette
Quebec-bound ship to be seized over anthrax
Officer died of disease, body left behind in Brazil
The Gazette
Thursday, April 24, 2003
A cargo ship bound for a Quebec port will be intercepted by Canadian authorities, after it was learned that an officer on board died of the bacterial disease anthrax this week.
The Wadi Al Arab, an Egyptian vessel carrying about 50,000 tonnes of bauxite to an Alcan aluminum plant in Saguenay, will be diverted to Halifax and inspected by Health Canada, Transport Canada and the RCMP for possible anthrax contamination.
An Alcan spokesperson alerted health officials after being told by the crew that the first mate had died from anthrax and been left behind in Brazil.
By midnight last night, the ship was over 300 nautical miles outside Canadian waters, about a day's journey away. It will not be allowed into any other other port until shown to be disease-free.
Copyright _2003_Montreal Gazette
