A container ship bring VW, Porsche, Audi and Lamborghini cars has actually ignited near Portugal’s Azores islands.
The 22 team members onboard the Felicity Ace vessel were left on Wednesday without any one hurt, Portugal’s navy stated in a declaration.
A photo shared by the maritime authority revealed clouds of smoke rippling from the ship consisting of Volkswagen Group cars.
An internal e-mail from Volkswagen U.S.A. specified the vessel was bring 3,965 cars, German paper Handelsblatt reported.
Around 1,100 Porsche cars were on board, according to a Porsche representative.
Audi validated a few of its cars were likewise on board however did not state the number of.
Volkswagen did not verify the variety of cars on board and stated it was waiting for more details.
The ship took a trip from Emden, Germany on February 10– where Volkswagen has a factory– and was anticipated to show up in Rhode Island, United States, next Wednesday.
The fire is active however under control, the captain of the port of Horta on the Azorean island of Faial informed Portuguese news company Lusa on Thursday night.
A representative for Porche stated: ‘Our immediate thoughts are of the 22 crew of the merchant ship Felicity Ace, all of whom we understand are safe and well as a result of their rescue by the Portuguese Navy following reports of a fire on board.’
Volkswagen included: ‘We understand an occurrence including a third-party freight ship moving Volkswagen Group cars throughout theAtlantic
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‘The vessel was on its method to North America from Europe.
‘At this time, we are not familiar with any injuries.
‘We are in contact with the shipping company to get more information about the incident.’
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