The team of the containership Yantian Express has actually been left as the container fire remains to melt aboard the ship in the North Atlantica, Hapag-Lloyd stated in an upgrade on Sunday.

The fire began in one container on January third and also has actually given that infected various other containers.

Due to poor climate condition, the fire has actually not been effectively had and also has actually dramatically boosted in strength sometimes, according to Hapag-Lloyd The salvage yank Smit Nicobar gets on scene combating the fire yet since the most recent upgrade, the fire had actually not been snuffed out.

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The team of the Yantian Express, included 8 policemans and also 16 team, has currently been left to theSmit Nicobar All are unhurt, the firm reported.

The ship was last reported to be about 800 maritime miles off the shore of Canada (Nova Scotia).

“Further developments of the situation on the Yantian Express are being monitored closely, and the firefighting efforts with the salvage tug are ongoing,” Hapag-Lloyd stated in its upgrade.

The firm included that it might not make an exact price quote of any kind of damages to the ship or its freight.

The UNITED STATE Coast Guard stated Saturday it was keeping an eye on the circumstance.

Built in 2002, the 7,510 TEU Yantian Express is 320 meters long and also cruises under German flag in the East Coast Loop 5 (EC5) solution.

The ship was underway from Colombo, Sri Lanka to Halifax by means of the Suez Canal when the fire burst out.