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Federal officials are preparing to place an Egyptian ship under quarantine following the death of the vessel's first mate from the bacterial disease anthrax, Le Soleil reports today. The Wadi Al Arab left Brazil earlier this week after it dropped off the body of a deceased crew member, said the Quebec City newspaper. The ship was scheduled to drop off a load of bauxite at an Alcan aluminum plant in Saguenay, Que., but it has been diverted to Halifax. The Wadi Al Arab was still outside Canadian waters last night. Officials with Health Canada, the RCMP and Transport Canada were...

                                THURSDAY APRIL 24 2003                   ShopNetDaily   Page 1 News   Page 2 News   G2 Bulletin   BizNetDaily   LocalNetDaily   Commentary   Classified Ads   Letters   People Search   SportsNetDaily   Health   Weather   TV Guide   Movies   Stocks     BIOLOGICAL WAR-FEAR Cargo ship to be seized over anthrax Officer aboard Quebec-bound vessel died from disease Posted: April 24, 200310:38 a.m. Eastern © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com Canadian authorities plan to seize a cargo ship bound for a Quebec port after learning an officer on board died from exposure...