Just stopping by, not coming in

The 179m long bulk carrier Western Maple, moored at the T/U sheds Dunedin yesterday, is due to leave for Timaru at 10.30am today, having earlier arrived from Lyttelton with fertiliser-related materials to be delivered to Ravensdown.

The 10-year-old vessel is Hong Kong flagged, and the crew of about 20 was not permitted to leave the ship’s immediate vicinity, under Level 3 restrictions.