MOL's Felicity Ace carrying VW Group cars
As many of you may already know from the news, MOL's car carrier.Felicity AceA fire broke out in the Atlantic Ocean, and it seems that it is still drifting in the Atlantic Ocean.
The 22 crew members were rescued and all were confirmed to be safe, so I think it was really good.
The crew were first transferred to a nearby Greek tanker "Resilient Warrior" by lifeboat, and then rescued by helicopter from the tanker by the Portuguese Navy.
As mentioned above, it is not a rescue from a burning ship, but a little burning ship is shown at the beginning of the video.
Here is a video of the crew being rescued by the Portuguese Navy. ↓
It is said that the details have not been clarified yet, but what is known at this time is:
- Felicity Ace departs German port of Emden on February 10, 2022
- After that, an evacuation contact (evacuation signal) was received because a fire broke out on one of the cargo decks on February 16.
- The destination was scheduled to arrive on February 23, the port of Davisville, Rhode Island, on the east coast of the United States.
- It is currently burning near São Miguel Island, Portugal, without crew (Portuguese Navy vessels are monitoring the ship).
- The total number of cars on board the ship was 3,965, and the breakdown is as follows:
- Porsche (1,100 units)
- Bentley (189 units)
- Volkswagen
- Audi
- Lamborghini
- The total damage is said to be at least $ 255 million.
The cause of the fire is still unknown, but it is said that the VW vehicle installed included the VW "ID.4" of the EV vehicle, and if the fire breaks out from such a battery, the fire will be extinguished. However, it is said that it will be more difficult to deal with it in the future because special fire extinguishing equipment is required.
Porsche makes the following statement about this ship fire:
"The first thing we think about is the 22 crew members of the Merchant Ship Felicity Ace, who have been rescued by the Portuguese Navy and have heard that they are safe. The cargo on board is likely to include Porsche cars, but details of the particular car affected are unknown at this time. I would like to keep in close contact with the shipping company and share the details. 』\
In fact, no one is on board the ship anymore, and fire extinguishing activities have not been carried out, so it is not a situation where anyone can check the current inside of the ship, so I think that the people concerned are in a state of concern. increase.
By the way, in the United StatesPodcast Host (Matt Farah)Reported on Twitter that the MY22 Porsche Boxster Spider that was ordered was on this ship.
This is a reply from another person ↓
It was said that it had been waiting for about 8 months from the order to the delivery of the car, and at the moment it has already been contacted by the Porsche dealer, so although it is not yet known what will happen in the future, maybe a new car will be produced again. It will be given, and it will not take eight months.
The Porsche app "Track Your Dream Car" that can be used overseas can track the status of the Porsche that I ordered, but even with that app, I am already aiming for some orders "Some orders due to the fire of Felicity Ace" There is a possibility that it will be interrupted. "
After a few months, I was looking forward to the cars on board the ship, the many people who made them, and the cars that would be delivered soon. Thinking about the owners, it's a painful news.
And even though the production of cars is not progressing easily due to semiconductor problems etc., even if you consider only Porsche, for example, for the cars that were damaged by this fire, those are Since it seems that it will be produced again with priority, I think that there is a possibility that the delivery date will be further delayed for those who are currently waiting for the production quota.
Hmm. It's really hard.
Right now, I have been inquiring about something from Porsche Center Ginza to Porsche Japan, but I have already been waiting for more than two weeks because I have not received a response from PJ.
In response to this case, I wonder if there will be more responses (tears and tears). ← Because PJ may be waiting for a reply from Porsche AG.
Source:
◆ Cargo Ship Full of New Porsches and Volkswagens Burns Up, Goes Adrift In Atlantic
◆ Towing boats head toward burning cargo ship carrying 4,000 VWs, Porsches, Bentleys, Audis, Lambos
◆ When Your New Porsche Is on a Burning Ship in the Atlantic Ocean
◆ Cargo Ship Carrying Porsches Abandoned After Catching Fire
◆ The Race Is on to Save Burning Cargo Ship Full of Porsches, Bentleys, Audis and VWs
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