Water cooling of blast-stricken Yang Ming container ship in Ningbo
Yang Ming said on Saturday there were no visible flames onboard the container ship YM Mobility which suffered a massive explosion and fire in Ningbo Zhoushan port on 9 August.
“As of the time of today’s updated notice, there are no visible flames on board, and cooling efforts with water sprays are ongoing,” the Taiwanese shipping company said in a statement.
The explosion took place in a cargo container on the bow of the vessel at around 1:40pm on 9 August while it was berthed at Ningbo-Zhoushan port. Videos showed smoke billowing from container close to the bow of the vessel shortly before a massive explosion.
Yang Ming said immediate firefighting measures were taken and later six tugboats dispatched to safeguard the vessel and the area. The vessel’s crew and port personnel were reported to be safe following the incident.
In the latest the statement the company said the cause of the incident needed be professionally clarified, in a previous statement it had indicated a container loaded with dangerous goods as a possible a cause.