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A giant cargo ship carrying thousands of luxury cars, including a Lamborghini, caught fire. The accident happened on Wednesday afternoon near the island of Azores off the coast of Portugal in the Atlantic Ocean. The Panamanian cargo ship ‘The Felicity Ace’, which came with thousands of vehicles from automakers, including Volkswagen, caught fire. Trapped near the island of Azores in the Atlantic Ocean.
All 22 crew members aboard the ship have been evacuated following the blaze. They were rescued with the help of the Portuguese navy and air force. But the abandoned ship is floating in the sea. Scenes of the ship catching fire were released. Luxury vehicles such as Audi, Porsche and Lamborghini were on board, officials said.
Volkswagen has confirmed that it has 3,965 cars on board. More than a hundred of the cars on board were being transported to Houston, Texas. Authorities say about 1,100 Porsche cars were on board at the time of the fire.
The cause of the fire is not yet clear. The automakers said the vehicles booked after the accident were delayed in reaching customers. Authorities said their priority was to save the crew of the ship rather than the loss of vehicles. Lamborghini officials, meanwhile, declined to comment on the number of cars on board.
The situation is under control, according to reports from the scene. The ship, which left the port of Emden in Germany on February 10, was expected to arrive in Davisville, Rhode Island on the morning of February 23. The Felicity Ace was built in 2005 by a giant ship the size of three football fields. The ship is 656 feet long and 104 feet wide and has a carrying capacity of 17,738 tons. The ship can carry about 4,000 vehicles.
The Felicity Ace is a giant ship the size of three football fields. The ship was on its way to Davisville, Canada when it caught fire. Attempts to bring the ship ashore are ongoing but so far the attempt has not seen results. Authorities said the wrecked ship had not yet been contaminated.
This is not the first time a ship has caught fire during shipping. When the Grand America sank in 2019, it was carrying more than 2,000 luxury vehicles, including Porsche and Audi cars. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqvdhXmdtBQ