Hanjin crew receives Christmas

The B.C. Ferry and Marine Workers’ Union, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Victoria Filipino Canadian Association organized care packages for the crew, some of whom have been stuck on board the vessel for three and a half months after the shipping company Hanjin filed for bankruptcy in August. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Excerpts from The Canadian Press:

A Christmas tree, a 20-kilogram pig and 90 kilograms of barbecue coals are part of a shipment of donated holiday cheer for the stranded crew of a 255-metre ship anchored for months off British Columbia’s coast.

Several maritime groups and members of Victoria’s Filipino community gathered up more than a tonne of Christmas provisions for the 16-member crew of the container ship the Hanjin Scarlet, anchored of Saturna Island, about 70 kilometres northeast of Victoria.

The South Korean and Filipino crew members on board have been sitting in the spot since August and aren’t sure when they’ll be able to return home as their ship is tied up as part of the international Hanjin shipping bankruptcy.

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