Hapag-Lloyd has evacuated the crew of its container vessel the Yantian Express as a fire, which originated from one container and has spread to others, has yet to be extinguished.
The fire broke out on January 3 and the crew were safely transferred, unharmed, to the salvage tug Smit Nicobar on January 5 and 6.
Firefighting efforts have been supported by the salvage tug but the fire has yet to be successfully contained and has significantly increased intensity at times due to bad weather conditions.
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