Porsches, Bentleys and VWs
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wrote on 28 Jul 2023, 12:16 last edited by
@Jon said in Porsches, Bentleys and VWs:
It’s still burning a year and a half later? Damn.
On reading the article I linked, it looks like it's a different ship.
A fire blazed on a cargo ship off the Dutch coast with nearly 3,000 vehicles on board on Wednesday, killing one member of the crew and injuring several others, the coastguard said.
Several crew members were forced to jump overboard after the fire began on Tuesday night on the 199-metre (655-foot) Panama-registered Fremantle Highway as it was en route from Germany to Egypt.
The Indian Embassy in the Netherlands said in a social media post the fire had "resulted in the death of an Indian seafarer and injuries to the crew", and that it was in touch with family of the deceased. Japan's Shoei Kisen, which owns the ship, said the entire crew of 21 was Indian.
Rescue ships sprayed water onto the burning vessel to cool it down, but using too much water risked its sinking, the Dutch coastguard said. It was attached to a salvage vessel to prevent it drifting.
The fire might last for several days, Dutch news agency ANP reported, citing the coastguard. Smoke continued to billow from the vessel near the northern Dutch island of Ameland.
The ship in the original post was the Felicity Ace.
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wrote on 28 Jul 2023, 12:20 last edited by
Lithium batteries, FTW!
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wrote on 28 Jul 2023, 15:23 last edited by
@Jolly said in Porsches, Bentleys and VWs:
Lithium batteries, FTW!
Yup, let's stake all our future transportation on that.
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wrote on 28 Jul 2023, 16:11 last edited by
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wrote on 28 Jul 2023, 16:18 last edited by
That's amazing.
Lighteninger, EVs can strike twice. Much like with crashing a couple of 737 Max aircraft, when an "accident" strikes twice - may have to pay some attention to this. -
wrote on 28 Jul 2023, 16:24 last edited by Doctor Phibes
@Aqua-Letifer said in Porsches, Bentleys and VWs:
@Jolly said in Porsches, Bentleys and VWs:
Lithium batteries, FTW!
Do you not own any?
Fires involving petroleum are almost completely unheard of, of course, and on the extremely rare occasions they do occur, are typically put out within minutes.
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wrote on 28 Jul 2023, 21:59 last edited by
Prithee, when was the last time a car carrier burned and sunk due to carrying petrol powered vehicles?
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Prithee, when was the last time a car carrier burned and sunk due to carrying petrol powered vehicles?
wrote on 29 Jul 2023, 00:12 last edited by@Jolly said in Porsches, Bentleys and VWs:
Prithee, when was the last time a car carrier burned and sunk due to carrying petrol powered vehicles?
Probably just after the last time a grown man used the word ‘prithee’
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wrote on 21 Aug 2023, 15:11 last edited by
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wrote on 21 Aug 2023, 15:56 last edited by
Nice carbon footprint.
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wrote on 5 Jun 2025, 13:37 last edited by
It happened again:
The crew of a cargo ship carrying 3,000 vehicles to Mexico, including 800 electric vehicles, abandoned ship after they could not control a fire aboard the vessel in waters off Alaska’s Aleutian island chain.
A large plume of smoke was initially seen at the ship’s stern coming from the deck loaded with electric vehicles Tuesday, according to U.S. Coast Guard photos and a Wednesday statement from the ship’s management company, London-based Zodiac Maritime.
https://apnews.com/article/cargo-ship-electric-car-fire-alaska-22fff66494b023142376bda01a781744
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wrote on 26 Jun 2025, 02:07 last edited by
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cargo-ship-sinks-3000-new-vehicles-fire-alaska/
A cargo ship that had been delivering new vehicles to Mexico sank in the North Pacific Ocean, weeks after crew members abandoned ship when they couldn't extinguish an onboard fire that left the carrier dead in the water.
The Morning Midas sank Monday in international water off Alaska's Aleutian Islands chain, the ship's management company, London-based Zodiac Maritime, said in a statement.
"There is no visible pollution," said Petty Officer Cameron Snell, an Alaska-based U.S. Coast Guard spokesperson. "Right now we also have vessels on scene to respond to any pollution."
The Coast Guard said that the vessel reportedly had 350 metric tons of marine gas oil and 1,530 metric tons of very low sulfur fuel oil onboard.
