The MV Polaris livestock ship has sailed away from the Port of Townsville on Monday, leaving behind 12 crew members who claimed asylum in Australia, one of whom fled quarantine, prompting an urgent manhunt.
The crew were quarantined on board the ship when one crewman of Pakistani heritage made his dash away and into parts of the city unknown. But after a 24 hour search, the individual handed himself into a local police station.
