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An explosion took place onboard the Aframax tanker LR2 Poseidon, on 28 January, Tuzla Ship Repair Yard, Turkey. Because of the explosion, two workers died, while 10 are in the hospital injured, with one of them being in critical condition. After the explosion a fire also broke out. Fire fighters went on scene and were able to put out the fire during the day.

Hapag-Lloyd, German liner shipping company, declared General Average concerning Yantian Express containership, that was stroke by fire. In conjunction with declaring General Average, the owners will set Average Adjusters that will be responsible for coordinating the collection of securities ans all documentation needed from parties that have interests in cargo, containers, vessel and fuel.

In its annual Cargo Claims Review, the Swedish Club informed of a cargo fire caused by moving cargo due to inclement weather conditions. The case highlighted the importance of detailed plans and discussions among Master, Chief officer, technical manager or charterer, when it is about critical cargo operations. 

Hapag-Lloyd informed that after the fire onboard the container ship 'Yantian Express' was brought under control, the responsible salvage master from the company Smit decided to sail the vessel to the Port of Freeport, in Bahamas. Upon arrival, the recovery and assessment efforts of the cargo can continue in a safer environment.

After a fire broke out in one container on the deck of the Yantian Express, earlier in January, photos have now emerged depicting the damage that the fire caused to the Yantian Express' cargo. Now, the situation is under control and the ship is being towed to Halifax.

The ultra large container ship 'Maersk Honam' is to be shipped to South Korea for rebuilding, nine months after she sustained a major fire resulting in five fatalities. The heavy-lift vessel Xin Guan Hua wil transport the 228.5-meter-long sound section, from midship to stern, to Hyundai Heavy Industries.

After a fire broke out on the the deck of the Yantian Express, on 3 January, Hapag Lloyd informed that a decision was made to evacuate the crew. The fire is under control and two additional tugs were sent to assist the vessel. The newly-added tugs are the DonJon-owned Atlantic Enterprise and the Boskalis AHTS Sovereign, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. 

Seafarers should be very cautious when handling hot pipelines, steams and fires to avoid burns and scalds. Burns and scalds are damage to the skin caused by wet heat, electricity, or chemicals; both are treated in the same way while the amount of pain that the patient feels isn't always related to how serious the burn is. Even a very serious burn may be relatively painless.

Hong Kong authorities are still searching for two crew members that are missing after fire and explosion took place on board the tanker Aulac Fortune on January 8. As a result of the incident, one crew member was killed. Hong Kong’s Fire Department deployed teams to help divers in their attempt to find the missing seafarers.

"Efforts to extinguish the fire have made continuous progress under the direction of the salvage company Smit and in cooperation with the Hapag-Lloyd crew on the scene as well as Hapag-Lloyd’s emergency-response team in Hamburg," Hapag-Lloyd informed after the container fire on 'Yantian Express'.