Yantian Express
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Container ship that burst into flames on way to Halifax now in the BahamasThe Yantian Express has arrived at the anchorage in Freeport, the main city on Grand Bahama Island, according to Hapag Lloyd spokesman Tim Seifert.CanadaFeb 4, 2019
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Burning container ship likely headed for Bahamas instead of Halifax: shipping expertNo 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.CanadaJan 23, 2019
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U.S. sailor witnesses fire on container ship Yantian Express off Halifax coastThe Yantian Express, a 320-metre ship, caught fire about 1,900 kilometres southeast of Halifax.CanadaJan 16, 2019
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Filipino crew from burning container ship taken to HalifaxA statement from the Embassy of the Philippines in Ottawa says 17 Filipino crew members have been evacuated from a Halifax-bound container ship that has been burning off Canada's East Coast since Jan. 3.CanadaJan 15, 2019
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U.S. Coast Guard says more fire-fighting tugs are en route to container ship burning off Nova ScotiaA spokesman for the U.S. Coast Guard says two more fire-fighting tugs, the Atlantic Enterprise out of New York and the Union Sovereign out of Rotterdam, N.Y., are en route to the Yantian Express.CanadaJan 14, 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.CanadaJan 10, 2019
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Water cannon aimed at container ship that has been burning for 5 daysA 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.CanadaJan 8, 2019
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Crews attempting to douse blaze on disabled container ship off Nova ScotiaA 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.CanadaJan 7, 2019
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Tugboat en route to tow burning container ship to Halifax after vessel evacuatedBad weather has been preventing the crew of the Yantian Express from extinguishing a fire that started inside a container on the ship's forward deck on Thursday.CanadaJan 6, 2019
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Bad weather continues to hamper fire dousing efforts on container shipA Belgian vessel arrived on scene Friday night to offer assistance to the crew of the Yantian Express, said Chief Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Canup from Portsmouth, Va.CanadaJan 5, 2019
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