Yantian Express
{{Short description|Container ship}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image = File:Shanghai Express (ship, 2002) 001.jpg | Ship caption = }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship name =*Yantian Express (2012–)
| Ship namesake = | Ship owner = Hapag-Lloyd AG | Ship operator = Hapag-Lloyd Container Linie | Ship registry = {{GER}}, Hamburg | Ship route = | Ship ordered = | Ship awarded = | Ship builder =*Hyundai Heavy Industries | Ship original cost = | Ship yard number = 1364 | Ship way number = | Ship laid down = | Ship launched = 28 December 2001 | Ship sponsor = | Ship completed = | Ship acquired = | Ship maiden voyage = | Ship in service = 2002 | Ship out of service= | Ship renamed= | Ship refit= | Ship identification=*Call sign: DPCK
| Ship status = In service | Ship notes = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship type = Container ship | Ship tonnage =*{{GT|88,493}}
| Ship displacement = | Ship length = {{convert|321|m|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|42|m|abbr=on}} | Ship height = | Ship draft = | Ship depth = | Ship power = {{convert|49,300|kW|abbr=on}} | Ship propulsion = | Ship speed = {{convert|22.5|kn|abbr=on}} | Ship range = | Ship endurance = | Ship capacity = {{TEU|7,510}} | Ship crew = | Ship notes = }} |
Yantian Express is a Hapag-Lloyd Hamburg Express-class container ship, delivered in 2002. She was constructed by Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, South Korea, a measures {{convert|320|by|43|m|abbr=on}}, and delivered under the name Berlin Express but soon renamed Shanghai Express. Her capacity is 7,510 20ft containers and she carries this load at {{convert|22.5|kn}}.
As of December 2022, other Hamburg Express class ships included Hamburg Express, New York Express, Basle Express, Hong Kong Express, Essen Express, Antwerpen Express, Leverkusen Express, Ludwigshafen Express, and Ulsen Express.
As Shanghai Express, the ship was featured in an episode of Mighty Ships on The Discovery Channel in 2004.{{cite web|title=Super Ships Episodes|url=http://www.tvguide.com/detail/tv-show.aspx?tvobjectid=198241&more=ucepisodelist&episodeid=4185371| work=TV Guide|access-date=7 October 2011}}
Incidents
On 3 January 2019 the Yantian Express suffered from a fire event aboard. The ship was en route from Colombo (Sri Lanka) to Halifax when the fire broke out about 800 nm from the Canadian coast. All 23 seamen were evacuated on 7 January 2019 by the tow-boat "Smit Nicobar".{{Cite web|url=https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/yantian-express-feuer-101.html|title=Besatzung von deutschem Containerschiff nach Feuer gerettet|last=tagesschau.de|website=tagesschau.de|language=de|access-date=7 January 2019}} Seven days after the fire broke out the salvage team was able to bring the fire under control and bring back five seamen aboard the ship.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dvz.de/rubriken/see/detail/news/container-brand-auf-der-yantian-express-unter-kontrolle.html|title=Container-Brand auf der "Yantian Express" unter Kontrolle|last=dvz.de|website=dvz.de|language=de|access-date=16 January 2019}}
On 25 January 2019 the vessel's operators, Hapag-Lloyd, declared general average{{Cite web| url=https://theloadstar.co.uk/shippers-braced-for-costly-repatriation-of-salvageable-yantian-express-cargo/|title=Shippers braced for-costly repatriation of salvageable Yantian Express cargo|last=theloadstar.co.uk|website=theloadstar.co.uk|language=en|access-date=31 January 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://theloadstar.co.uk/hapag-lloyd-declares-general-average-on-fire-stricken-yantian-express/|title=Hapag-Lloyd declares general-average on fire-stricken Yantian Express|last=theloadstar.co.uk|website=theloadstar.co.uk|language=en|access-date=31 January 2019}} and placed stakeholders in the ship and its cargo on notice for liability for salvage costs.
Also on 25 January 2019 the Yantain Express got underway on her own power{{Cite web|url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2019/24993/container-ship-yantian-express-fire-update-jan-27/|title=Container-ship Yantian Express fire update Jan-27|last=fleetmon.com|website=www.fleetmon.com|language=en|access-date=31 January 2019}} en route to her port of refuge, Freeport, Bahamas.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303165058/http://www.shipphotos.co.uk/pages/shanghaiexpress.htm Shanghai Express photo]
- [https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/photos/of/ships/shipid:133723/ship_name:YANTIAN%20EXPRESS more photos]