HANGZHOU, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) — A powerful explosion hit a container ship berthed at the Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in east China’s Zhejiang Province at around 1:40 p.m. on Friday, local authorities said.
Currently, no casualties or injuries have been reported.
The explosion occurred on the bow of a container ship named YM Mobility,of the Liberia-flagged owned by Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation, causing flames and heavy smoke. An investigation is underway.cargo scattering and left a plume of black smoke, footage
No casualties were reported after the blast on YM Mobility at around 1:40 p.m. (0540 GMT), according to state media.
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YM MOBILITY (IMO: 9457737) is a Container Ship and is sailing under the flag of Liberia. Her length overall (LOA) is 305.6 meters and her width is 40.06 meters.
