Spider Infested Ship Turned Back From Landing Guam:Authorities in the U.S. Guam turned the ship after a thousand spiders swept from its cargo.Guam Department of Agriculture said that hundreds of large and thousands of small spiders were seen, when the longshoremen began unloading insulation and beams for housing from the vessel, MV Altavia.The cargo was returned to the ship, as well as the Ministry of Agriculture, on Friday ruled that the ship is not allowed to berth. The last time she was transferred to South Korea.
"When you get this, many of which are so many different sizes, it is definitely infected," said Agriculture Department Director Joseph Torres.
Agriculture stated that they did not know what type of spiders were on the ship. But they said that this type is usually not on Guam and it was feared spiders can cause damage to the environment of the island.
"It's not on Guam," Torres said. "We do not want here."
The ship was taking shelter and accessories, which were used in the village labor force will live up to 18 000 temporary workers.
Before the ship docked initially, officers from the Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency boarded the ship and gave permission for the goods will be released for discharge, said Bernadette Meno, marking the administrator port of Guam.
But when he saw the port workers, spiders, the containers were ordered to return to the ship, and he was at anchor in the harbor. Subsequently, the decision was made not to let the ship return.
Marianas Steamship Agencies, Inc. organized the arrival of the ship and departure. Its vice president, Richard P. Sablan, said that he would obey orders of Customs, Agriculture and the U.S. Coast Guard officials.
