A cargo ship named Felicity Ace carrying 3,965 Volkswagen AG vehicles, including Lamborghini, Porsche and Audi cars, caught fire near the Azores Islands in the Atlantic Ocean.
see photosFelicity Ace, carrying VW group cars, caught fire near the Azores Islands in the Atlantic Ocean
The Panama-flagged cargo ship Felicity Ace, carrying about 4000 Volkswagen Group cars, caught fire earlier this week on February 16 near the Azores Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. There were reportedly 3,965 Volkswagen AG vehicles on board, which included cars. company’s luxury brand lamborghini, Porsche And Audi Plus, when it burned down. According to a Navy statement, 22 crew members of the ship were successfully evacuated and taken to a local hotel by the Portuguese Navy and Air Force, who were deployed to assist in the rescue effort. The ship itself was left unmanned and afloat.
According to an internal email from Volkswagen’s US operations seen by Bloomberg, the consignment included more than 100 units that were headed for the Port of Houston in Texas. This includes several GTI, Golf R and ID.4 models that are considered at risk. Volkswagen Group’s hit comes at a time when the company, along with most of the automotive industry, is already facing production constraints due to supply chain issues, including the pandemic labor crisis and semiconductor chip shortages.
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Porsche estimates that about 1,100 of its vehicles were aboard the Felicity Ace at the time of the fire.
Luke Vandezande, a spokesman for Porsche, said the company estimates that about 1,100 of its vehicles were aboard the Felicity Ace at the time of the fire. He said that the customers affected by the incident are being contacted by their automobile dealers. “It is a matter of our immediate relief that the 22 crew of the merchant ship Felicity Ace are safe and sound,” Vandezande said. While Lamborghini did not disclose the number of cars onboard, the carmaker said it was in touch with the shipping company to get more details about the incident.
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Lamborghini hasn’t revealed the number of cars onboard
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Felicity Ace was on her way to a port in Davisville, RI, when a distress signal was issued because of a fire on one of her cargo decks. The Navy said that right now, the ship’s owner was making arrangements for the ship’s carriage. They plan to stay at the site to monitor the situation, with no detectable traces of pollution as of now. This is the second time Volkswagen has lost cars at sea. Earlier in 2019, when the Grande was on fire in America, over 2,000 luxury cars including Audi and Porsche drowned with it.
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