PANAJI: All the crew of Marella Discovery, who arrived at staggered intervals by late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, have been lodged at the private quarantine facility at Patto. They will be tested for Covid-19 on Thursday and the results are expected to be out by Saturday.
In addition to the crew from Marella Discovery, two seafarers who arrived at the Goa border with e-passes have been quarantined at the same facility but will have to pay for the quarantine. One arrived on Sunday and the other on Wednesday.
“The two seafarers came on their own and didn’t disclose details. They applied for the e pass and directly came to the checkpost,” ports secretary P S Reddy said.
The two seafarers will pay Rs 3,000 per day for 14 days for quarantine in the hotel at Patto.
President of the Goa seafarers association Frank Viegas expressed happiness on the return of the seafarers and said the government can learn from this experience as it prepares itself to bring in the thousands of others stranded.
“After this experience, the government should ensure that it is a smooth operation for the rest who will follow. They should not be stranded anywhere,” he said.
The last bus carrying crew from Marella Discovery arrived in Goa from Mumbai post 3am on Wednesday after almost 20 hours on the road.
The bus which was also carrying two seafarers who had to be dropped at Pune and in the vicinity had to take alternative roads as some were blocked. What also took time was the strict security check at each checkpost along the way.
“The roads were blocked at many places. Police were checking at every few kilometres. They were doing their job but the checking took a lot of time. Instead of taking driving along main roads, we had to take inner routes,” one of the seafarers in the last bus told TOI.
The seafarers disembarked at Mumbai port on April 23. They received clearance to leave after their Covid-19 test results came negative.
The government on Thursday received a communication from Angriya stating that they will not be signing off their crew as they require them for evacuation operations of Indians overseas.
As for Karnika, the government wrote to the company asking for its plans with regard to the crew. “We have asked them if they want to sign off the Goan crew. They said they’ll get back to us tomorrow,” Reddy said.
In addition to the crew from Marella Discovery, two seafarers who arrived at the Goa border with e-passes have been quarantined at the same facility but will have to pay for the quarantine. One arrived on Sunday and the other on Wednesday.
“The two seafarers came on their own and didn’t disclose details. They applied for the e pass and directly came to the checkpost,” ports secretary P S Reddy said.
The two seafarers will pay Rs 3,000 per day for 14 days for quarantine in the hotel at Patto.
President of the Goa seafarers association Frank Viegas expressed happiness on the return of the seafarers and said the government can learn from this experience as it prepares itself to bring in the thousands of others stranded.
“After this experience, the government should ensure that it is a smooth operation for the rest who will follow. They should not be stranded anywhere,” he said.
The last bus carrying crew from Marella Discovery arrived in Goa from Mumbai post 3am on Wednesday after almost 20 hours on the road.
The bus which was also carrying two seafarers who had to be dropped at Pune and in the vicinity had to take alternative roads as some were blocked. What also took time was the strict security check at each checkpost along the way.
“The roads were blocked at many places. Police were checking at every few kilometres. They were doing their job but the checking took a lot of time. Instead of taking driving along main roads, we had to take inner routes,” one of the seafarers in the last bus told TOI.
The seafarers disembarked at Mumbai port on April 23. They received clearance to leave after their Covid-19 test results came negative.
The government on Thursday received a communication from Angriya stating that they will not be signing off their crew as they require them for evacuation operations of Indians overseas.
As for Karnika, the government wrote to the company asking for its plans with regard to the crew. “We have asked them if they want to sign off the Goan crew. They said they’ll get back to us tomorrow,” Reddy said.
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