cargo ship full of Porsches on fire in the Atlantic
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Let’s not bring facts into this… It did sound kind of swashbuckling though.
Beg to differ. When last crewmember left ship. The ship and contents became fair game.
Fair game for who?
Who is going to take over that ship?
This isn't the MCU.
The X-men don't have a blackbird which can land crew on the ship within minutes.
LdN
Man. No wonder why people don’t post anymore
When you post nonsense from twitter you reap what you sew.
The ship was towed into port. You know, like what someone would expect.
LdN
That’s absolutely “not quite true”. Often a misunderstood law, because a ship on the high seas is abandoned as a result of an emergency it is not subject to maritime free salvage statutes. That international law has more to do with safe navigation and vessels not under flag authority, then a ship that has been abandoned due to an emergency.
Simply stop reading my posts. Easy peasy
Your beef is with the writers of the article. Back on ignore you go!
Judging from the photos the fire appears contained in the machinery spaces located aft. Cargo spaces forward of the machinery space fire boundry. If the machinery space fixed firefighting agent has been deployed there's a good possibility the cargo won't be damaged at all. But one truism always applies in the shipping world and that is "ships happen". gCaptain is reporting firefighting salvage tugs are enroute. All the best!!!
Hurt feelings? Me and my maties🏴☠️ has to turn around our ship ☠️after finding out we weren’t going to get a ship full of Porsche’s!
If the fire had been contained would the crew have abandoned ship? From the pics it looks like calm waters and clear skies so better and safer to stay with the ship until help arrives.
That’s a great question. On car carriers the crews quarters and living spaces are on the top deck and on top of the cargo area, forward aft, whereas with bulkers, containers and tankers the living quarters are in the pagoda usually aft of the cargo spaces. There’s not of of loyalty between the crew and the ships owners. Crews are hired guns and without a doubt their hides come first and to hell with the ship and cargo. I don’t know the circumstances here but I do know seafarers from third world countries work 9 and sometimes 12 month contracts for not a lot of money and I think shipping companies take huge advantage of these people. The crewmen need the money to take care of their families, but they’re not unaware that they are being taken advantage of. It’s a hard life.
Don’t doubt anything you said. But manning the life rafts on the high seas is pretty risky business. Just getting on the water is dangerous. And then drifting about the ocean waiting for rescue.......
Methinks the ship would have be in serious danger ....fire spreading out of control or in danger of going down before they abandon it.
They actually abandoned ship in a stern self launching sheltered motorized lifeboat. Not rafts. Rafts are a last resort. I’m sure too it’s a bad fire. My point was the seaman aren’t going to risk their lives to fight the fire or go down with the ship like in the movies.
Apparently, EV batteries are on fire now, a much tougher fire to deal with.
www.autoblog.com
Cargo ship carrying Porsches and Volkswagens burns in the Atlantic
Panama-flagged cargo ship Felicity Ace caught fire in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean with several Porsche and Volkswagen cars in its hold.
www.autoblog.com
This is exactly why carriage of these batteries should be prohibited on airplanes.Apparently, EV batteries are on fire now, a much tougher fire to deal with.
Cargo ship carrying Porsches and Volkswagens burns in the Atlantic
Panama-flagged cargo ship Felicity Ace caught fire in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean with several Porsche and Volkswagen cars in its hold.
Not "Arrrgh!," it's "We Arrrgh!"
(which is also the name of my boat)
(which is also the name of my boat)
the fire was worsened by the EV batteries, maybe started there, but the whole episode up to the fire, the fire is out, the boat sinks seemed a little odd to me, which made me think insurance scam of some sort. Or terribly bad luck
Ship sunk!
www.autonews.com
Burnt-out ship carrying 4,000 VW Group vehicles sinks in rough seas
The Felicity Ace sank 220 miles off the coast of Portugal’s Azores Islands around 9 a.m. local time on Tuesday after being battered by waves and leaning 45 degrees to its starboard side.
www.autonews.com
I thought this was an interesting article.Ship sunk!
Burnt-out ship carrying 4,000 VW Group vehicles sinks in rough seas
The Felicity Ace sank 220 miles off the coast of Portugal’s Azores Islands around 9 a.m. local time on Tuesday after being battered by waves and leaning 45 degrees to its starboard side.
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VW Group executive has confirmed plans to get customers replacement vehicles, including Lamborghini Aventador Ultimae and Urus models as well as VWs, Bentleys, Audis, and Porsches.
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Guess I will have to wait a little longer......*sigh*
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