A seafarer has died with Covid-19 on a Pavimar bulker off Spain, and seven more cases have been identified on board.

The 57,900-dwt Alis (built 2013), flagged in the Marshall Islands, has been anchored off Algeciras since 23 May.

Government sources told the Area website that the vessel is awaiting permission to dock after five seafarers tested positive in the past seven days.