News / Zim Kingston container blaze under control, says shipowner

Danaos Shipping, the owner of the Zim Kingston, which lost containers overboard last weekend, causing a container fire, has said the Canadian Coast Guard has allowed technical experts, firefighters and crew to board the vessel.

Two firefighters boarded yesterday to assess the fire and potential hazards from dangerous cargo, with four colleagues expected to join them later.

Danaos said the firefighters would “be joined later today by an expert team who will be responsible for the final report to the Canadian Coast ...