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The fire-ravaged US-bound cargo ship that was transporting thousands of supercars including Porsches has sunk in the middle of the Atlantic.
The Felicity Ace sank about 250 miles off Portugal's Azores Islands as it was being towed, just 13 days after a fire broke out on board, according to the Portuguese navy.
The 650ft vessel listed to starboard before going under, the ship's manager said.
The Portuguese navy confirmed the sinking, saying it occurred outside Portuguese waters. A Portuguese Air Force helicopter evacuated the 22 crew members when the fire first broke out, setting the ship adrift.
Ocean-going tugboats with firefighting equipment had been hosing down the ship's hull to cool it.
A Portuguese Air Force plane and a Portuguese navy vessel are to remain at the scene on the lookout for signs of pollution.
The 650-feet-long ship was sailing from Emden in Germany and had left on February 10 and was heading to the port of Davisville in the U.S. state of Rhode Island, according to online vessel trackers.
The ship regularly transports cars for Volkswagen, Lamborghini, Audi and Porsche.
The ship was transporting electric and non-electric vehicles, according to Portuguese authorities. Suspicion on what started the fire on Feb. 16 has fallen on lithium batteries used in electric vehicles, though authorities say they have no firm evidence about the cause
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...go-ship-carrying-cars-sinks-mid-Atlantic.html
The Felicity Ace sank about 250 miles off Portugal's Azores Islands as it was being towed, just 13 days after a fire broke out on board, according to the Portuguese navy.
The 650ft vessel listed to starboard before going under, the ship's manager said.
The Portuguese navy confirmed the sinking, saying it occurred outside Portuguese waters. A Portuguese Air Force helicopter evacuated the 22 crew members when the fire first broke out, setting the ship adrift.
Ocean-going tugboats with firefighting equipment had been hosing down the ship's hull to cool it.
A Portuguese Air Force plane and a Portuguese navy vessel are to remain at the scene on the lookout for signs of pollution.
The 650-feet-long ship was sailing from Emden in Germany and had left on February 10 and was heading to the port of Davisville in the U.S. state of Rhode Island, according to online vessel trackers.
The ship regularly transports cars for Volkswagen, Lamborghini, Audi and Porsche.
The ship was transporting electric and non-electric vehicles, according to Portuguese authorities. Suspicion on what started the fire on Feb. 16 has fallen on lithium batteries used in electric vehicles, though authorities say they have no firm evidence about the cause
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...go-ship-carrying-cars-sinks-mid-Atlantic.html
