RJ – five support vessels for offshore oil and natural gas platforms in the pre-salt region of the Campos basin are suspended. The reason would be the confirmation of at least thirty cases of contamination by the new coronavirus among embarked teams. Petrobras reported last night (23) that it has 261 employees infected with the coronavirus

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According to Anvisa, this Thursday (23), the five vessels that had confirmed cases are prevented from leaving the port of RJ. “Anvisa is monitoring the ships with the aim of preventing the spread of Covid-19 among their crew, who normally carry out long journeys on the high seas”, said the agency.

According to information, at least one of these vessels provides services to Petrobras in pre-salt exploration.

The Navegantes Pride ship had to change the entire crew, as the 14 people who were on the ship were contaminated. The Skandi Peregrino has five confirmed cases among 13 crew members. With 47 crew members, the Fulmar has eight cases. And Seven Sun arrived with 90 crew and three confirmed cases.

The Santos Scout ship has two suspected cases. The crew was not informed. In all cases, the determination is that those contaminated comply with isolation measures, which can be done on the vessel itself, at home or in hotels.

Support vessels provide services to operations on the high seas, such as transporting supplies or specialized work, such as laying underwater pipelines or anchors. They are confined environments, where crew members usually share cabins and common areas.

“A Anvisa determined that these vessels cannot operate. The objective is to prevent the spread of covid-19 among its crew members who normally carry out long journeys on the high seas”, informed Anvisa in a note.

The impediment time for each ship may vary according to the date of the last case on board in each ship and also with the crew replacement strategy for each company.