NekMesh tecplot import error: doesn't handle blank carriage returns

created a mesh in starccm+ and exporting to tecplot , reading in tecplot and exporting to .dat running nekMesh gives the following error. using recent versions of star (12.04), tecplot(2017 R3).

star_test_tecplot.dat

NekMesh star_test_tecplot.dat star_test_tecplot.xml
Setting up zone 1
Fatal   : Level 0 assertion violation
Failed to find face node section
terminate called after throwing an instance of 'ErrorUtil::NekError'
  what():  Level 0 assertion violation
Failed to find face node section
Aborted (core dumped)

I tried different variations of export from tecplot block, node, precision, face neighbor information all with the same result.

Example file where conversion does work correctly made with older version of star and tecplot Tube_6mmD_10mmL_ss.dat

Determined there is a carriage return in the .dat file that is not handled by NekMesh.