COVID-19: Research vessel panned for sailing amid outbreakRETURNED TO PORT: The vessel left Tainan before the nationwide COVID-19 alert was raised to level 3, and none of the crew showed symptoms, an institute saidBy Lin Chia-nan / Staff reporterThe management of a research vessel has been accused of flouting government regulations by letting the ship sail out to sea amid a COVID-19 outbreak in Taiwan. However, the management said the vessel had departed before the nationwide COVID-19 alert was raised to level 3. The R/V Legend is pictured moored at a harbor in an undated photograph. The R/V Legend surveyed the waters northeast of Taiwan, the ministry said in a statement. The Central Epidemic Command Center’s disease prevention guidelines are prioritized, Lin said, adding that the R/V Legend crew did not contravene any regulations.

Source: Taipei Times May 26, 2021 15:56 UTC