JANUARY 4, 2018 — Hapag-Lloyd reports that a fire broke out yesterday in one container on the deck of the Yantian Express and spread to additional containers.
The company says that the containership’s crew of 8 officers and 15 seafarers is unharmed.
Efforts to extinguish the fire in the containers were launched immediately but had to be suspended for the time being due to a significant deterioration of weather conditions.
The 7,510 TEU vessel, which is 320 meters long and sails under German flag...