Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND — The 4,000 luxury cars that were stuck on a burning ship in the middle of the Atlantic, have stopped burning. They are now on the bottom of the ocean, with the ship, which has also stopped burning. Here are the details:
The Washington Post reports that the vehicle-carrier ship that had been burning in the middle of the Atlantic, has sunk, taking with it nearly 4,000 luxury cars, including 1,100 Porsche vehicles.
The Felicity Ace started burning on February 16, when it was roughly halfway through its transatlantic journey from Germany to Rhode Island in the U.S.
The ship’s 22-person crew were unable to stop the fire and had to be rescued by an oil tanker.
It is still unclear how the fire started, but it is assumed that the large batteries of the electric vehicles on board would have made fire-fighting more difficult.
The vehicle cargo consisted of around 1,100 Porsches and around 200 Bentleys.
Also on board were a number of Lamborghini Urus, Aventado and Huracan vehicles, and these were the last Aventadors to be produced. Add to that thousands of high-end Volkswagen cars, for a total value of $400 million.
The ship was being towed when it sank on Tuesday, March 1, 250 miles from the Azores Islands.
The ship was carrying about 2,200 tons of fuel and 2,200 tons of oil when it went down, sparking concerns that the nearby Azores archipelago could be polluted.
The pristine group of islands are home to many marine species and a key feeding ground for blue whales and humpback whales.
SOURCES: Washington Post, MSN.com, fleetmon.com
washingtonpost.com/business/2022/03/01/cargo-ship-felicity-ace-porsche-cars-sinks
msn.com/en-us/news/world/cargo-ship-carrying-thousands-of-luxury-cars-sinks-after-burning-for-weeks/ar-AAUufAv
fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2022/37269/mol-car-carrier-fire-abandoned-atlantic
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND — The 4,000 luxury cars that were stuck on a burning ship in the middle of the Atlantic, have stopped burning. They are now on the bottom of the ocean, with the ship, which has also stopped burning. Here are the details:
The Washington Post reports that the vehicle-carrier ship that had been burning in the middle of the Atlantic, has sunk, taking with it nearly 4,000 luxury cars, including 1,100 Porsche vehicles.
The Felicity Ace started burning on February 16, when it was roughly halfway through its transatlantic journey from Germany to Rhode Island in the U.S.
The ship’s 22-person crew were unable to stop the fire and had to be rescued by an oil tanker.
It is still unclear how the fire started, but it is assumed that the large batteries of the electric vehicles on board would have made fire-fighting more difficult.
The vehicle cargo consisted of around 1,100 Porsches and around 200 Bentleys.
Also on board were a number of Lamborghini Urus, Aventado and Huracan vehicles, and these were the last Aventadors to be produced. Add to that thousands of high-end Volkswagen cars, for a total value of $400 million.
The ship was being towed when it sank on Tuesday, March 1, 250 miles from the Azores Islands.
The ship was carrying about 2,200 tons of fuel and 2,200 tons of oil when it went down, sparking concerns that the nearby Azores archipelago could be polluted.
The pristine group of islands are home to many marine species and a key feeding ground for blue whales and humpback whales.
SOURCES: Washington Post, MSN.com, fleetmon.com
washingtonpost.com/business/2022/03/01/cargo-ship-felicity-ace-porsche-cars-sinks
msn.com/en-us/news/world/cargo-ship-carrying-thousands-of-luxury-cars-sinks-after-burning-for-weeks/ar-AAUufAv
fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2022/37269/mol-car-carrier-fire-abandoned-atlantic
