SINGAPORE: Seven companies and 47 people in the maritime sector were punished with fines and the suspension of boat licences over COVID-19 breaches, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said on Wednesday .
“Investigations revealed that in some cases, the number of persons aboard a pleasure craft had exceeded the maximum group size allowed for social gatherings at the time the offences were committed,” said MPA in a press release. “There were also cases where agents failed to submit mandatory notifications to MPA on the boarding of a shore-based personnel,” the authorities said.