Crew being moved off container ship on fire headed for Halifax

[applegrove]

Crew being moved off container ship on fire headed for Halifax

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/yantian-express-container-ship-fire-1.4967718

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The 23-person crew of a large Nova Scotia-bound container ship bound for Halifax has been moved off the vessel due to a fire that has been burning since Thursday.

The international shipping company Hapag-Lloyd, which owns the Yantian Express, currently about 1,500 kilometres southeast of Halifax, said the fire started inside a container on the forward deck and then spread to several other containers.

"The fire has not been successfully contained yet and has significantly increased in intensity at times," the company said in a statement. It also said it's still unclear how much damage the fire has caused. 

On Sunday, 12 members of  the Yantian Express crew disembarked onto the Smit Nicobar, an offshore supply tug from Belgium, said U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Canup. 

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[Turbineguy]

1. Hazardous cargo.

In a lot of cases the cargo is not hazardous in and of itself, but cannot be located near other cargoes. Shippers sometimes mislabel cargoes to get a lower shipping rate. There could be a variety of reason for the fire but non-compatible cargoes can create an explosion or spontaneous combustion.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

2. +1

[applegrove]

3. Did not think of that.

[2naSalit]

4. I thought about that, too

And, I wonder if it was full of people trying to cook or keep warm in their container. Lots of folks come into the country that way too.