Ship’s crew head home, but still to be paid

A CREW member of the Yangtze Fortune took this picture of the ship that he and 35 others had been stuck aboard since before Christmas, as they finally left for home.

By Oscar Perri

March 25, 2023 | 6:30 PM

AFTER being stuck at anchor in Portland Bay since September, the remaining 16 crew and the captain of the Yangtze Fortune are en route to their homes in the Philippines.

As reported in The Observer on Tuesday, the ship has been sold for US$6m plus nearly half a million dollars (Australian) for supplies on board, and is now manned by a new crew and likely soon to set sail.