Sixteen seafarers will spend Christmas aboard an arrested Hanjin containership off the coast of British Columbia. But local residents aim to play Santa by bringing a bit more cheer to the crew.

To that end, maritime labour groups and the members of the Filipino community in Victoria gathered together one tonne of Christmas provisions to bring to the 4,662-teu Hanjin Scarlet (built 2013), which is currently under arrest near Prince Rupert.

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