A foreign-flagged fishing vessel with Covid-infected sailors on board may be anchored off Rangitoto Island and up to 20 crew transported to quarantine in Auckland. Photo / Greg BowkerA foreign-flagged fishing vessel with Covid-infected sailors on board may be anchored off Rangitoto Island and up to 20 crew transported to quarantine in Auckland. Photo / Greg BowkerA fishing vessel with two Covid-positive mariners aboard is expected to return to New Zealand early next week. A satellite ship tracker shows the Spanish-flagged fishing vessel Viking Bay is still in international waters off the Taranaki coast. Meanwhile, the first of managed return green flights from Queensland and New South Wales to New Zealand starts at midnight.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 09, 2021 00:47 UTC