{"id":23096,"date":"2025-01-28T13:34:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T13:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/?p=809863"},"modified":"2025-01-28T13:34:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T13:34:45","slug":"crew-abandon-hk-flagged-container-ship-in-red-sea-after-fire-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/crew-abandon-hk-flagged-container-ship-in-red-sea-after-fire-sources\/","title":{"rendered":"Crew Abandon HK-Flagged Container Ship in Red Sea After Fire: Sources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/gulf-of-aden-red-sea-area-458320697-bigstock-580x387.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/gulf-of-aden-red-sea-area-458320697-bigstock-scaled.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<ul class=\"nav nav-tabs tabs tabs-entry\">\n<li class=\"active\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/international\/2025\/01\/28\/809863.htm\">Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/international\/2025\/01\/28\/809863.htm?comments\" rel=\"nofollow\">0 Comments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"article-content clearfix\">\n<p class=\"reuters\">The crew of the Hong Kong-flagged ASL Bauhinia have abandoned the container ship in the Red Sea after it caught fire on Tuesday, two maritime sources said, adding the cause of the incident was not immediately clear.<\/p>\n<p>The crew were rescued by another vessel and are safe, the sources said, adding that the incident took place in the open sea off Yemen.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bzn bzn-sized bzn-intext\">\n<ins data-revive-zoneid=\"79\" data-revive-block=\"1\" data-revive-id=\"36eb7c2bd3daa932a43cc2a8ffbed3a9\"><\/ins> <\/div>\n<p>The Shanghai-based manager of ASL Bauhinia, Asean Seas Line, was not immediately available for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Yemen\u2019s Iran-aligned Houthi militia said the group would limit their attacks on commercial vessels sailing through the Red Sea to Israel-linked ships provided the Gaza ceasefire is fully implemented.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/international\/2025\/01\/22\/809068.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Houthis Say US and UK Ships Can Safely Take Red Sea Passage<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Commercial ship owners, insurers and retailer remain cautious over the Houthis\u2019 announcement with current traffic through the Red Sea and Suez Canal dominated by Chinese and Russian linked vessels, which have been seen as lower risk.<\/p>\n<p>Since the Houthis began attacks on shipping in sympathy with the Palestinians in Gaza, most vessels have diverted to the longer east-west route via the southern tip of Africa.<\/p>\n<p>(Reporting by Jonathan Saul, Renee Maltezou and Yannis Souliotis; editing by Jason Neely)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-poll\" data-post=\"809863\">\n<div class=\"article-poll-vote\">\n<p>Was this article valuable?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-poll-feedback voted-no\">\n<form class=\"feedback-form\">\n<p>Thank you! 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