The freight fire onboard the containership APL Vancouver has actually been brought controlled off the coastline of Vietnam, APL claimed in an emailed upgrade on Wednesday.

The fire burst out in among the freight holds of 9,300 TEU APL Vancouver as the ship was underway in the South China Sea from Shekou, China to Singapore last Thursday, 31 January.

An upgrade from APL on Wednesday claimed the circumstance aboard the vessel is “progressing favourably” and also “under control”.

“Shore support and firefighting tugs have been deployed under the oversight and assistance of a Vietnamese coast guard vessel on site. Additional resources, including equipment, external specialised firefighter teams and salvage master have been mobilised,” the upgrade claimed.

All staff participants aboard are reported secure.

“APL is in continuous contact with the vessel’s Master and local authorities to coordinate all necessary actions,” the upgrade included.

APL included that it will certainly remain to carefully keep an eye on the circumstance.