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Five stowaway monkeys at sea onboard 15,550-TEU Maersk ship
FIVE monkeys have been found by crew on board the 15,550-TEU Eugen Maersk, sitting on top of the containers while at sea, a couple of days after the ship departed from Tanjung Pelepas in Malaysia en route to Rotterdam.
They boarded while calling at the APM terminal on August 1-2. They are believed to have boarded the vessel with a container and may have been hiding behind the fan of a reefer container, reported Nigeria's Trade Newswire.
After the ship's crew noticed them, they contacted Copenhagen Zoo to receive more information about their type and food requirements. The zoo authorities identified them from a photograph as long-tailed macaque monkeys.
After receiving instructions from the zoo authorities, the crew members succeeded in catching all five monkeys over four days and they were kept in a makeshift cage where they were offered food.
Before calling at Rotterdam, the vessel and Maersk Line were in contact with the authorities to determine quarantine requirements to best ensure their health and safety while aboard the ship.
The monkeys have been released to the authorities at the Dutch monkey foundation, Stichting AAP.
They boarded while calling at the APM terminal on August 1-2. They are believed to have boarded the vessel with a container and may have been hiding behind the fan of a reefer container, reported Nigeria's Trade Newswire.
After the ship's crew noticed them, they contacted Copenhagen Zoo to receive more information about their type and food requirements. The zoo authorities identified them from a photograph as long-tailed macaque monkeys.
After receiving instructions from the zoo authorities, the crew members succeeded in catching all five monkeys over four days and they were kept in a makeshift cage where they were offered food.
Before calling at Rotterdam, the vessel and Maersk Line were in contact with the authorities to determine quarantine requirements to best ensure their health and safety while aboard the ship.
The monkeys have been released to the authorities at the Dutch monkey foundation, Stichting AAP.
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