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Food poisoning sends 13 in ship's crew to Saint John Regional Hospital
3 listed in serious condition as hospital invokes 'code orange' mass casualty plan
By Angela MacIvor, CBC News Posted: Apr 11, 2015 11:31 PM AT
Last Updated: Apr 11, 2015 11:43 PM AT
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Sixteen of 19 crew members on an unidentified ship ate fish that had been obtained in international waters, New Brunswick's medical officer of health, Cristin Muecke, told CBC News.
Three are in the intensive care unit.
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The crew told New Brunswick health officials they ate the fish around noon on Saturday, and went to emergency room three hours later.
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Muecke confirmed the sick crew do not live in Saint John...
Balsa 85 ID'd as ship in Saint John whose crew was hit by food poisoning
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CBC News Posted: Apr 12, 2015 1:40 PM AT Last Updated: Apr 12, 2015 1:40 PM AT
Two-thirds of the crew of the Balsa 85 remain in hospital after a bout of food poisoning struck many of its crew members.
Sixteen of 19 crew members ate fish on board the vessel, but only 14 have developed food poisoning. The fish was obtained in international waters.
Both the ship's captain and cook are suffering from food poisoning.
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As of Saturday evening, three crew members were in the intensive care unit.
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According to the Saint John Port's website, the Balsa 85 is carrying potash for foreign ports.
A U.S. Coast Guard document lists the vessel's owner as Hiong Guan Navegacin Co. Ltd., a Japanese company. The company will have to fly in replacements for the ill crew because they will be kept in observation for several days.
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