❓ Hon Lynn MacLaren asks about the status of cattle aboard the Pearl of Para, which returned to Fremantle due to mechanical issues. The Minister provides an update on the repairs, animal welfare, and the expected resumption of the voyage.
AnsweredQoN 542Legislative Council
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LIVE CATTLE TRANSPORT SHIP — PEARL OF PARA
542. Hon LYNN MacLAREN to the Minister for Agriculture
and Food:
I understand that 5 240 cattle were
aboard the Pearl of Para , which was
anchored off Cockburn Sound because it had returned to Fremantle after
mechanical difficulties.
(1) Will the
minister please inform the chamber of the current state of the cattle and
whether the ship has been repaired and is on its way?
(2) What is the
intended duration of the voyage and how much longer will the cattle be at sea
given the mechanical difficulties?
542. Hon LYNN MacLAREN to the Minister for Agriculture
and Food:
I understand that 5 240 cattle were
aboard the Pearl of Para , which was
anchored off Cockburn Sound because it had returned to Fremantle after
mechanical difficulties.
(1) Will the
minister please inform the chamber of the current state of the cattle and
whether the ship has been repaired and is on its way?
(2) What is the
intended duration of the voyage and how much longer will the cattle be at sea
given the mechanical difficulties?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(2) I
thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The Pearl of Para set sail on 4 September to
Israel with 5 240 cattle on board—the member is correct. I understand
that about three days out to sea a bearing gave way on the ship's
propeller shaft, so the captain decided to return to dock off Fremantle.
Engineers have been on board and the repairs have been inspected. There is a
full-time vet on board. The federal Department of Agriculture Fisheries and
Forestry has been involved and has been keeping the Department of Agriculture
and Food fully informed.
I understand the ship will be ready
to sail in the next couple of days. The voyage to Israel will take about 21
days and there is plenty of food and bedding, as they call it, for the cattle.
It is about 90 per cent loaded, so there is plenty of room on board and they
have plenty of ventilation, food and water. When the repairs to the ship are
finished, it will take on extra food and water for the journey and sail on,
hopefully, in the next couple of days.
thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The Pearl of Para set sail on 4 September to
Israel with 5 240 cattle on board—the member is correct. I understand
that about three days out to sea a bearing gave way on the ship's
propeller shaft, so the captain decided to return to dock off Fremantle.
Engineers have been on board and the repairs have been inspected. There is a
full-time vet on board. The federal Department of Agriculture Fisheries and
Forestry has been involved and has been keeping the Department of Agriculture
and Food fully informed.
I understand the ship will be ready
to sail in the next couple of days. The voyage to Israel will take about 21
days and there is plenty of food and bedding, as they call it, for the cattle.
It is about 90 per cent loaded, so there is plenty of room on board and they
have plenty of ventilation, food and water. When the repairs to the ship are
finished, it will take on extra food and water for the journey and sail on,
hopefully, in the next couple of days.
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