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The crew of a Hanjin Shipping vessel docked at the Port of Vancouver is being well looked after, a local chaplain has confirmed, despite many of the company’s vessels across the Pacific being left in limbo after the company filed for protection from creditors.

The Hanjin Vienna, a 280-metre-long container ship, landed at the GCT Deltaport container terminal Tuesday, but terminal operator GCT Canada suspended handling of cargo from the vessel following the filing because Hanjin couldn’t guarantee it would be able to pay for the service.

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A chaplain with the local Mission to Seafarers said the crew of the German-flagged vessel has told him they have been paid and are being looked after, though they are not seeking publicity.

“They are well fed and everything,” said Rev. Ernst Devries.

It is a tradition that clergy from the Mission to Seafarers visit ships that come to port and welcome crew members to use its seafarers centres, which the local mission maintains both in Vancouver’s inner harbour and at Roberts Bank.