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General cargo vessel catches fire off Ningbo

Photo of Jason Jiang Jason JiangMarch 16, 2016
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A Cambodia flagged general cargo vessel  Haoda 6 caught fire near Ningbo in China yesterday afternoon while en route from Yokohama in Japan to Taizhou in Zhejiang.

All crew – a mix of Chinese and Bengalis – have been rescued while the fire was contained last night and completely put out this morning.

Currently authorities have started investigations into the incident.

Photo of Jason Jiang Jason JiangMarch 16, 2016
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Photo of Jason Jiang

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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