Hapag-Lloyd

• Container ship that burst into flames on way to Halifax now in the Bahamas

  The Yantian Express has arrived at the anchorage in Freeport, the main city on Grand Bahama Island, according to Hapag Lloyd spokesman Tim Seifert.

  Canada

  Feb 4, 2019
  
• Burning container ship likely headed for Bahamas instead of Halifax: shipping expert

  No one was hurt after the fire broke out as the ship sailed about 1,900 kilometres southeast of Halifax, but the vessel's 22 crew members were evacuated from the ship as the fire grew and the weather turned ugly.

  Canada

  Jan 23, 2019
  
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• U.S. sailor witnesses fire on container ship Yantian Express off Halifax coast

  The Yantian Express, a 320-metre ship, caught fire about 1,900 kilometres southeast of Halifax.

  Canada

  Jan 16, 2019
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• Container ship fire burning off Canada’s east coast now ‘largely contained’

  The German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd says five crew members were transferred back to the Yantian Express on Wednesday evening from one of the massive tugs fighting the fire.

  Canada

  Jan 10, 2019
• Water cannon aimed at container ship that has been burning for 5 days

  A big Belgian tug is using a high-powered water cannon to extinguish a fire aboard a container ship that has been burning off Canada's east coast for the past five days.

  Canada

  Jan 8, 2019
• Crews attempting to douse blaze on disabled container ship off Nova Scotia

  A spokesman for the U.S. Coast Guard says the Maersk Mobiliser from Newfoundland is en route to the Yantian Express, which has been dealing with a container fire since Thursday.

  Canada

  Jan 7, 2019
• Poor weather forces crew to stop fighting fire aboard ship headed for Halifax 

  There are eight officers and 15 seafarers aboard the Yantian Express.

  Weather

  Jan 4, 2019