Yantian_Express01_Kalender_print

Hapag-Lloyd says none of the eight officers and 15 seafarers aboard were injured when fire broke out on one of its container vessels crossing the Atlantic.

The carrier said the blaze started in a container on the deck of the 7,500 teu Yantian Express. The fire then spread to adjacent boxes.

“Efforts to extinguish the fire in the containers have had to be suspended for the time being, due to a significant deterioration of weather conditions,” the company added.

The 2002-built vessel, 320 metres ...

Please Register

To continue reading, please login or register for full access to our free content
Loadstar subscriber
New Loadstar subscriber REGISTER

Comment on this article


You must be logged in to post a comment.