The container ship Rio Madeira was offshore from Warrington yesterday. Crew would like to have a few hours on land in Dunedin tomorrow but extra Covid-19 precautions will prevent it. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSHCrew on a container ship who are desperate to spend time ashore in Dunedin have been "blindsided" by extra Covid-19 precautions. The requirement went beyond government regulations and the ship would depart for overseas waters before test results came back, Mr McLister said. Rio Madeira arrives at 6am tomorrow and is due to leave at 10.30pm.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 28, 2020 23:07 UTC