HALIFAX—A fire that has been burning for a week aboard a container ship off Canada’s east coast is now said to be “largely contained” and under control. The container ship Yantian Express is shown in a handout photo from Hapag-Lloyd. Hapag-Lloyd says a third tug is en route to the Yantian Express to assist, and is expected to arrive on Sunday. ( Hapag-Lloyd / THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO )It says the ship is 1,400 kilometres off the Canadian coast and is being slowly towed to port. After the fire spread to other containers, the ship was evacuated and two ocean-going tugs were dispatched to fight the blaze.

Source: thestar January 10, 2019 17:37 UTC