Portugal's Azores Islands, Luxury Cars Up In Smoke After Ship Catches Fire

[mikeindabronx]

https://www.thedrive.com/news/44330...and-vws-is-on-fire-and-adrift-in-the-atlantic

https://www.providencejournal.com/s...ley-audi-cars-fire-atlantic-ocean/6842550001/

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60429584

 

[grumpy grizzly]

If the crew has abandoned ship can anyone board it and claim the cargo under maritime law?

 

[mikeindabronx]

Lithium-ion batteries in the electric cars

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ship-fire-luxury-cars-lithium-batteries-azores-1.6357274?cmp=rss

 

[Bulldog]

Lithium-ion batteries in the electric cars

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ship-fire-luxury-cars-lithium-batteries-azores-1.6357274?cmp=rss

Yet another issue with electric vehicles that environmentalists don't consider! Between all the problems mining the rare earth materials required to make the batteries, the sources of power to generate electricity to charge them and the problems disposing of them and the fires are they really that much better?

 

[raybrag]

After Burning for Days, a Ship Carrying Thousands of Luxury Cars Sinks (Published 2022)

The ship, the Felicity Ace, was carrying about 4,000 vehicles, including Bentleys and Porsches, when it caught fire on Feb. 16. On Tuesday morning, it sank.

www.nytimes.com

 

[mikeindabronx]

https://news.sky.com/story/cargo-sh...uxury-cars-sinks-after-catching-fire-12555247

 

[entropychaser]

One estimate is that the casualty loss for the cargo alone will be around $438 million. Maritime lawyers are as happy as pigs in mud.