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he Visakhapatnam Port Trust allowed the 'Fortune Hero' to dock and unload its cargo of calcined petroleum coke on March 7, 2020, after screening the Chinese and Myanmar crew for coronavirus. The vessel with a crew of 17 Chinese nationals and five Myanmarese nationals had arrived from China on March 6, but was kept waiting at the anchorage as a precautionary measure. The vessel was berthed after the port health officer boarded it and carried out medical examination of the 22 crew members and found that all of them were medically fit and healthy. The screening was completed at 4.50 p.m. after which the vessel began discharge of the cargo. The standard operating procedure (SOP) as per Ministry of Health guidelines was being followed and all required equipment such as thermal guns, N-95 masks, gloves and other protective equipment had been supplied in abundance to all concerned.