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Ship with more than 3 thousand luxury vehicles caught fire in the Atlantic
As a result of the fire, the crew of the ship Felicity Ace abandoned the ship and left around 4 thousand luxury cars adrift in the Atlantic Ocean, 90 nautical miles southwest of the Azores of Portugal.
The fire started in the cargo hold and quickly spread throughout the ship. Fortunately, none of the 22 people on the ship were injured.
It was learned that the 3,965 high-end cars were destined for Rhode Island and had sailed from the German city of Emden.
official statement
According to information from the German newspaper Handelsblatt, Volkswagen confirmed through an email that Felicity Ace was carrying 3,965 vehicles of different brands such as : Volkswagen, Porsche, Audi, Bentley, Bugatti and Lamborghini.
For his part, Angus Fitton, vice president of public relations for Porsche in North America, indicated that "although it is too early to confirm what happened and the next steps, we are, together with our colleagues at Porsche AG, supporting our customers and dealers. the best we can to find solutions.
fire help
Although the freighter has been burning since Wednesday, February 16, recently work is being done to control the flames thanks to a firefighting ship from a Gibraltar.
The owner of the Felicity would have requested that it be towed to receive help against the flames, however, it was decided to address the situation in the place where the event occurred.
To date, the owners of the vehicles are aware of the situation, but they do not know what the steps to follow are, since not even the dealers themselves are aware of the correct protocol in this scenario.
