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"A huge cargo ship carrying thousands of luxury vehicles from Germany to the United States, including 1,100 Porsches, caught fire this week, forcing all 22 crew members to abandon ship and leave the vessel adrift in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
A fire broke out Wednesday morning on the Felicity Ace, a ship about 650 feet long, near Portugal’s Azores Islands, according to the Portuguese navy. The ship had departed from Emden, Germany, on Feb. 10 and was scheduled to complete its 13-day trip and arrive in Davisville, R.I., next week, according to VesselFinder, a ship tracking website. The Volkswagen Group estimated that nearly 4,000 cars were aboard the Felicity Ace, according to the Drive, an automotive website."
"The fire was still burning on the ship as of Friday, according to the Portuguese navy, and photos showed white smoke billowing out of the vessel. Joao Mendes Cabecas, a captain of the nearby port of Hortas, told Reuters that lithium-ion batteries in the electric cars on the Felicity Ace caught fire, but it was unclear whether that is what started the blaze."
Shame. I looked into ordering a 911 and you can't even get on a list unless you want the most basic one. Wait times are years out. I feel for the people that lost their cars they waited so long for. I suspect we will have the jealous types or judgmental types on here all happy about it, but if you are a car enthusiast or just enjoy the art of vehicles, it is sad.
Guess the people waiting will be waiting years more now.
Shame. I looked into ordering a 911 and you can't even get on a list unless you want the most basic one. Wait times are years out. I feel for the people that lost their cars they waited so long for. I suspect we will have the jealous types or judgmental types on here all happy about it, but if you are a car enthusiast or just enjoy the art of vehicles, it is sad.
Guess the people waiting will be waiting years more now.
Shame. I looked into ordering a 911 and you can't even get on a list unless you want the most basic one. Wait times are years out. I feel for the people that lost their cars they waited so long for. I suspect we will have the jealous types or judgmental types on here all happy about it, but if you are a car enthusiast or just enjoy the art of vehicles, it is sad.
Guess the people waiting will be waiting years more now.
I recently watched a show on Discovery or the Science Channel where a ship carrying cars had run aground and capsized somewhere. They were able to salvage the ship and a lot of the cars. I forget where and when it happened.
Just saying, it happens more frequently than you might think.
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