Port Blair, Aug 7: After having served the islanders in times of pandemic, majority of the crew members of MV Nancowry had tested Corona positive. There was no proper protection given to the crew when they sailed with passengers resulting in a large number of crew members becoming victims to the virus.

In a sad news, Kishore Kumar Banerjee, 58, Resident of Deen Street, Port Blair succumbed to COVID-19 today at around 8.30 pm. He had served as an Engineer/ Sarang in the ship.