Cargo ship with Audi, Bentley cars still floating in Atlantic Ocean
Officials say the hearth burning on a cargo ship carrying thousands of luxury cars has
Officials say the hearth burning on a cargo ship carrying thousands of luxury cars has subsided just after a week ablaze, but they are uncertain of when a crew will be equipped to access the load.
The information arrives a day following Portuguese navy officers explained to The Wall Road Journal turbulent weather delayed reinforcements arriving at the Felicity Ace, which is hauling Audi, Bentley and Porsche autos. On Tuesday, a navy caption verified the smoke and seen flames aboard the cargo ship were gone.
“There are no seen fireplace places any longer, and there’s no additional smoke,” stated João Manuel Mendes Cabeças, captain of the closest Portuguese naval port on the island of Faial in the Azores explained to the Journal. “The temperature inside of the ship is continue to large, but at the very least the crew can be on the key deck.”
Mendes Cabeças claimed though the inside of of the ship was even now sizzling, firefighters from SMIT Salvage, the Dutch organization contracted to salvage the ship, plan to stabilize the ship and address the cars’ problem.
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On Feb. 16, the 650-foot, 60,000-ton cargo ship that retains thousands of luxury autos, including 1,000 Porsches, Bentley’s and Audi’s was still left floating across the Atlantic Ocean following it caught hearth close to the Terceira Island in the Azores, the Portuguese island territory.
The ship departed from Emden, Germany, on Feb. 10 and was scheduled to arrive in Davisville, Rhode Island, on Wednesday right before a hearth broke out. The 22 crew associates on board ended up safely and securely lifted out of the burning ship through a helicopter, as seen in a video.
Matt Farah, an editor of The Smoking cigarettes Tire, tweeted he’s been ready for his 2022 frozen-berry metallic Boxster Spyder, estimated at about $123,000, since August. Then, on Wednesday, he obtained news from the dealership that his car or truck was probably on hearth drifting in the ocean. On Feb. 17, he stated his Porsche dealership promised to continue to keep him updated as they managed the problem.
“Odds are a new develop and hopefully not one more 8 months wait around for it,” Farah tweeted on Feb. 17.
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