The container that exploded in dramatic fashion on board a Yang Ming Marine Transport boxship held lithium batteries and other dangerous substances, China Central Television has cited authorities as saying.
The Taiwanese liner company said on Saturday that although the cause of the accident on board the 6,589-teu YM Mobility (built 2021) in Ningbo-Zhoushan Port on 9 August had yet to be clarified, a preliminary investigation had revealed that a container with dangerous goods exploded.
