Here we go again
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Here we go again
Better had not been a Porsche.
Ameland rescue: Crew jump off ship ablaze with cargo of 3,000 cars
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66310280
Ameland rescue: Crew jump off ship ablaze with cargo of 3,000 cars
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66310280
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before jumping to conclusions based on ill informed media reports you should know the facts.
this is a report from the ships operator regarding the location of the fire on the ship. Our company's car carrier M.V. AFTER FREMANTLE HIGHWAY SHIPped from Germany to Singapore, a fire broke out from the cabin off the coast of the Netherlands at 23:45 local time on July 25 (06:45 on July 26 Japan time).
Wallem Shipmanagement Ltd., a local authority, rescuers and ship management company We are working on fire extinguishing work in cooperation with, but we are in a difficult situation. We will continue to do our best to extinguish the fire and work to resolve the situation as soon as possible.
In addition, there is no information on oil pollution caused by this accident, but the death of one crew member has been confirmed. I sincerely pray for the souls of the deceased sailors.
[The main ship's point]
Ship type: Car carrier
Total length: 199.97 metres
Total width: 32.26 metres
Gross tonnage: 59,525 tons
Crew: 21 Indians
Ship registration: Panamanian nationality
Year of completion: December 2013
[Inquiries about this matter]
Shoei Kisen Co., Ltd. Head Office (Imabari)
Phone number: 0898-41-3304
this is a report from the ships operator regarding the location of the fire on the ship. Our company's car carrier M.V. AFTER FREMANTLE HIGHWAY SHIPped from Germany to Singapore, a fire broke out from the cabin off the coast of the Netherlands at 23:45 local time on July 25 (06:45 on July 26 Japan time).
Wallem Shipmanagement Ltd., a local authority, rescuers and ship management company We are working on fire extinguishing work in cooperation with, but we are in a difficult situation. We will continue to do our best to extinguish the fire and work to resolve the situation as soon as possible.
In addition, there is no information on oil pollution caused by this accident, but the death of one crew member has been confirmed. I sincerely pray for the souls of the deceased sailors.
[The main ship's point]
Ship type: Car carrier
Total length: 199.97 metres
Total width: 32.26 metres
Gross tonnage: 59,525 tons
Crew: 21 Indians
Ship registration: Panamanian nationality
Year of completion: December 2013
[Inquiries about this matter]
Shoei Kisen Co., Ltd. Head Office (Imabari)
Phone number: 0898-41-3304
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"The coastguard said the cause of the fire was unknown, but an emergency call between rescue services later emerged suggesting it had "started in the battery of an electric car"."
"The coastguard said the cause of the fire was unknown, but an emergency call between rescue services later emerged suggesting it had "started in the battery of an electric car"."
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"This ship, christened the Fremantle Highway, was first reported aflame off the Dutch coast a couple of days ago. Initial information hinted there were at least 25 EVs on its manifest and that the conflagration likely began at or near one of those cars. Now, reports are surfacing that there could be nearly five hundred electric cars in the ship’s hold, a realization that adds a lot more gravitas to a situation that has already claimed the life of one person and injured scores of others."
Happy I got my diesel Cayenne from this ship before the EV's started travelling on her!
Happy I got my diesel Cayenne from this ship before the EV's started travelling on her!
