Wellard Limited
(ASX:WLD) says it has decided to take precautionary measures and not load the sister ship of MV Ocean Outback with a shipment of thousands of live cattle in Uruguay.
The company has come under fire after 13,000 head of stock were stuck on board the Ocean Outback when one of its engines experienced problems.
The animals have spent over a week on board the ship at Freemantle port. The engine cannot be fixed in Australia.
Wellard says it will instead undertake mechanical works on sister ship MV Ocean Swagman to ensure it complies with requirements for long haul voyages.
The cattle have been loaded onto a chartered vessel instead.