We’re obtaining our initial excellent consider damages to the Hapag-Lloyd ship Yantian Express after a container fire burst out on January 3 throughout a journey throughout the Atlantic Ocean en course to Halifax, Nova Scotia.

The ship was discovered Tuesday, January 15, as the 7,510 TEU-capacity containership was under tow to Halifax by the ocean-goingMaersk Mobiliser We are informed the pictures were fired from a range of regarding 3 miles.

As you can see from the pictures listed below, the damages is primarily included to containers in the forward component of the ship near the bow. Some light grey smoke can still be seen originating from the holds.

The fire on the Yantian Express began in a solitary container on 3 January as well as infected added containers on deck as climate hindered preliminary fire combating initiatives. All 24 team participants ultimately deserted ship to the ocean-going yank Smit Nicobar on January 5-6 as well as were reported as unhurt.

Full Coverage: Yantian Express Fire

Hapag-Lloyd reported January 10th that initiatives to snuff out the fire were making development under the instructions of the salvage firmSmit The firm reported the condition of the fire as greatly controlled, however it might not yet make an exact quote of any type of damages to the ship or its freight. Due to the enhancing fire condition, the firm claimed 5 of the Hapag-Lloyd were likewise had actually gone back to the vessel.

The Yantian Express is currently under tow by the Maersk Mobiliser come with by the Smit Nicobar as well as a 3rd ocean-going yank that showed upTuesday A 4th yank has actually supposedly been sent out to help with fire battling.

The 320-meter German- flagged Yantian Express was constructed in 2002 as well as operates the East Coast Loop 5 (EC5) solution.

Yantian Express Fire Photos

A close-up of the damages is listed below: