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.
Mainly, the two tugs are going to help the Yantian Express at a position about 900 nm southeast of Halifax.
The newly-added tugs are the DonJon-owned Atlantic Enterprise and the Boskalis AHTS Sovereign, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
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The AHTS vessels Smit Nicobar and Maersk Mobiliser are already present and assisting.
Operator Hapag-Lloyd says that the fire is under control, because of the continuous progress under the direction of the salvage company Smit.
The Yantian Express is moving ahead at a ‘slow speed’. However, Hapag-Lloyd does not yet have an estimate for the time of her arrival at a port of refuge. The full extent of the damage from the fire is currently unknown.
