Fire erupted on board of tanker TIAN SHENG YOU 2, understood on cargo deck, in the morning Sep 1 in Yellow sea NE of Yantai. Tanker was en route from Huanghua Port to Lanshan, fire reportedly was caused by fire works on cargo deck. SAR ships responded, as of afternoon Sep 2 status and condition of tanker unknown, AIS is off since 1600 UTC Sep 1.
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