Yantian Express

Yantian Express on fire update: Crews still fighting blaze

Crews working to extinguish a fire that’s been burning for four days aboard a large container ship off Canada’s east coast are facing some big challenges, an expert in offshore safety says.

Faisal Khan, an engineering professor at Memorial University, made the observation Monday (Jan. 7) after a second offshore support vessel arrived to help fight a cargo fire aboard the 320-metre Yantian Express, which first reported the blaze on Thursday (Jan. 3).

Several containers on the Halifax-bound ship...

http://container-news.com/yantian-express-fire-update/

Fire on the Yantian Express: Crew successfully evacuated

Hapag-Lloyd’s announcement:

On 3 January, a fire broke out in one container on the deck of the Yantian Express and spread to additional containers. Due to bad weather conditions, the fire has not been successfully contained yet and has significantly increased in intensity at times. Despite the ongoing firefighting support from the salvage tug “Smit Nicobar”, the fire has not been extinguished yet.

For this reason, a decision was made to evacuate the crew. The complete crew is unharmed and was...

http://container-news.com/fire-yantian-express-crew-successfully-evacuated/

Hapag-Lloyd’s container vessel on fire in North Atlantic

On 3 January, a fire broke out in one container on the deck of the Yantian Express and spread to additional containers.

The crew of 8 officers and 15 seafarers is unharmed. Efforts to extinguish the fire in the containers were launched immediately but have 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 in the East Coast Loop 5 (EC5) service, was built in 2002 and was on its...

http://container-news.com/containers-caught-fire-board-yantian-express/

Φωτιά ξέσπασε στο container ship YANTIAN EXPRESS

Πυρκαγιά ξέσπασε σε ένα από τα εμπορευματοκιβώτια που μετέφερε το container ship YANTIAN EXPRESS της Hapag-Lloyd τις πρώτες πρωινές ώρες της 3ης Ιανουαρίου και ενώ έπλεε ΝΑ των Βερμούδων στην περιοχή 35 48N 50 03W και εξαπλώθηκε στα διπλανά εμπορευματοκιβώτια. Το πλοίο βρίσκεται εν πλω από τη ΒΑ Ασία με προορισμό το Χάλιφαξ του Καναδά μέσω Σιγκαπούρης. Το συμβάν ήταν ήδη γνωστό στις 3 Ιανουαρίου, αλλά επιβεβαιώθηκε μόλις σήμερα. Το πλοίο μείωσε την ταχύτητα και άλλαξε πορεία σε μια προσπάθεια...

https://nautilia.gr/eidiseis/fotia-xespase-container-ship-yantian-express/

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