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MOL boxship suffers engine fire off Canada, two crew injured

Containership MOL Prestige, owned by Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, suffered a fire in its engine room, causing the ship to lose propulsion near the Canadian island Haida Gwaii on Wednesday while it was sailing from Vancouver to Tokyo.

After receiving a distress call, the Victoria Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) dispatched an aircraft and a helicopter to the ship and evacuated two injured crew to nearby Queen Charlotte City for medical treatment.

The other 21 crew remain onboard the vessel, which is still adrift southwest of Haida Gwaii. JRCC is now tracking the vessel.

A tug contracted by the owner is expected to arrive the scene on Saturday morning.

Jason Jiang

Jason is one of the most prolific writers on the diverse China shipping & logistics industry and his access to the major maritime players with business in China has proved an invaluable source of exclusives. Having been working at Asia Shipping Media since inception, Jason is the chief correspondent of Splash and associate editor of Maritime CEO magazine. Previously he had written for a host of titles including Supply Chain Asia, Cargo Facts and Air Cargo Week.
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