A crew member of a foreign live exports carrier docked in Queensland who reportedly absconded on dry land and breached quarantine rules has handed himself in to police.
Queensland police on Monday morning confirmed the man had turned himself in at the Townsville police station on Sunday night after he disembarked the ship, Polaris 3, which was docked at the Port of Townsville.
The man disembarked the Polaris 3 carrier in Townsville and breached COVID-19 restrictions.Credit:Nine News
The ship arrived after a 17-day journey from Huanghua in China.
The crew member was reportedly a Pakistani national who was understood to be seeking asylum.
The member for Herbert, Phillip Thompson, said 11 other crew members were also requesting asylum.
He said the others were taken to a facility by government officials to have their claims assessed.
The 11 crew members had undergone COVID-19 testing, which came back negative.
Queensland Health said the risk to the community was low.
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Cloe Read is a breaking news reporter at Brisbane Times.
Angus Thompson is an Urban Affairs reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald.
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