A 49-year-old seafarer has died with Covid-19 in France three weeks after his vessel was hit by an outbreak.

Five crew members from the 63,000-dwt Nord Sunda (built 2019) were taken to hospital when the Norden-chartered ultramax bulker diverted to Le Havre on 30 June.

The Filipino chief engineer died on 16 July in intensive care at the Jacques Monod hospital, Le Marin reported.