LUXURY ECOCIDE

Cargo ship with Porsches, Lamborghinis burning in the Atlantic

Freighter Felicity Ace was carrying almost 4,000 cars bound for the US. The ship's crew was rescued, but the vessel was left unmanned and drifting at sea.

 

The ship was transporting VW-group cars, including luxury vehicles, from Germany

Nearly 4,000 cars, including Audis, Porches and Lamborghinis, were going up in smoke on a freighter that caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean near the coast of Portugal's Azores islands.

The Panama-flagged Felicity Ace was carrying Volkswagen Group vehicles from Germany to the US, a VW spokesperson said on Friday.

It caught fire on Wednesday evening, and Portugal's navy and air force rescued its 22-strong-crew.

Rescuers used a helicopter to evacuate 22 crew members

Felicity Ace adrift near Azores

An internal email from Volkswagen US said the ship carried 3,965 vehicles of the VW, Porsche, Audi and Lamborghini brands.

A Porsche spokesperson confirmed nearly 1,100 Porsche vehicles were on board. Audi also said some of its cars were on the ship but did not state how many.

The Portuguese navy was keeping an eye on the burning ship.

A Dutch salvage company would examine the possibility of towing the ship to a port, according to the Portuguese news agency Lusa.

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Photos show Felicity Ace, the burning cargo

 ship loaded with luxury cars, smoldering at

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Photos show Felicity Ace, the burning cargo ship loaded with luxury cars, smoldering at sea

Rebecca Cohen
Fri, February 18, 2022

Photos show the Felicity Ace, a cargo ship carrying thousands of cars, ablaze in the Atlantic Ocean.

The massive boat caught fire on Wednesday near Portugal. All 22 crew members were rescued by the Portuguese Navy.

The ship was transporting about 4,000 cars from Volkswagen's factory in Germany to the US.

The Felicity Ace, a cargo ship carrying cars from Germany to the US, that caught on fire near Portugal earlier this week is still ablaze in the Atlantic Ocean.

Photos released by Reuters on Friday show that the ship is still loaded with thousands of cars that won't make it to their owners.

The massive ship was evacuated by the Portuguese Navy on Wednesday, saving all 22 crew members on board.

The ship was traveling to Rhode Island from Emden, Germany, where a Volkswagen factory is located, with thousands of cars in tow.

The 650-foot-long ship was carrying nearly 4,000 cars built by Germany's Volkswagen Group to North America, including one YouTuber's brand new Porsche.

The ship, Felicity Ace, which was traveling from Emden, Germany, where Volkswagen has a factory, to Davisville, in the U.S. state of Rhode Island, burns more than 100 km from the Azores islands, Portugal, February 18, 2022.Reuters

Source: Insider

Both Volkswagen and Porsche have confirmed to Insider that they are looking into what went wrong and how the fire started.

The ship, Felicity Ace, which was traveling from Emden, Germany, where Volkswagen has a factory, to Davisville, in the U.S. state of Rhode Island, burns more than 100 km from the Azores islands, Portugal, February 18, 2022.Reuters

Source: Insider

The carmakers said it is too soon to determine whether any of the vehicles can be salvaged and what next steps are, but the boat remains ablaze Friday, with little hope for the cars on board.

The ship, Felicity Ace, which was traveling from Emden, Germany, where Volkswagen has a factory, to Davisville, in the U.S. state of Rhode Island, burns more than 100 km from the Azores islands, Portugal, February 18, 2022.Reuters