Chemical tanker BOW SUMMER arrived at Antwerp anchorage in the evening Oct 10 from Durban South Africa, with a short stop at Las Palmas Canary island, on Oct 5-6 (Bunkering, re-supplies, crew change?). Tanker remained at anchor until Oct 15, when she was berthed at BASF Terminal in Antwerp. One crew died on Oct 18, allegedly (officially) from covid.
13 out of 26 crew were positively tested, and have been placed inshore quarantine facilities. Odfjell confirmed the death and mass positive testing to Belgium industry magazine Flows and said it will replace the crew.
What is it exactly seaman died from? Was he jabbed? When and with what? What about the rest of the crew, their jab status, their health? ( sourcing: FleetMon )
Oil/Chemical Tanker BOW SUMMER is currently located at UKC – Antwerp Area at position 51° 21′ 3.6″ N, 4° 17′ 49.139″ E as reported by MarineTraffic Terrestrial Automatic Identification System on 2021-10-20 17:19 UTC (13 minutes ago) Marine Traffic reported
Added:The wind in this area at that time blows from North direction at force 0 Beaufort.
The vessel is currently at port ANTWERP, BE after a voyage of 24 days, 23 hours originating from port RICHARDS BAY, ZA.
BOW SUMMER (IMO: 9215270) is a Oil/Chemical Tanker that was built in 2005 (16 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Norway.
Its carrying capacity is 49592 t DWT and her current draught is reported to be 8.8 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 182.74 meters and her width is 32.21 meters.
