⚡️ Cargo ship fire off the coast of the Netherlands kills one and injures several. The Fremantle Highway, carrying 3,000 cars including 25 electric vehicles, caught fire. Electric car suspected as the cause of the blaze. Crew members were evacuated with smoke inhalation and injuries. The ship was towed out of shipping lanes. #MaritimeSafety #CargoShipFire https://www.riskmap.com/incidents/1869429/articles/185912033/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Electric Car Suspected Cause Of Cargo Ship Fire Killing One In Netherlands – Miscellaneous Risk – RiskMap

One person has been killed and several injured after a major fire broke out on a cargo ship in the North Sea off the coast of the Netherlands.[B...

Reports of several planes en route to the 'Fremantle Highway'.

Air traffic hinders the extinguishing work!!!

Request to all aircraft and/or drones;
... Please, do not fly to or near the ship.

#Ameland #Cargoshipfire #ShipFire #Netherland #TheNetherlands #FremantleHighway

#cargoshipfire - #Netherland #thenetherlands
The Panamanian #ship 'Fremantle Highway', which was on its way from #Bremerhaven, #Germany, to #PortSaid in #Egypt, is currently drifting out of control and still on fire, the #CoastGuard said.
The 200 meter long ship has 2857 cars on board, 25 of which are electric cars.

📸 Coastguard Netherland

Car(s) on fire, Ship inferno on the #NorthSea

A crew member died and several are injured after fire broke out on a cargo ship loaded with 2,857 cars about 27 km /16 mi north of #Ameland, #Netherlands
23 crew members were on the ship, which attempted to extinguish the fire, but were unable to do so.
The Coast Guard rescued 7 people from the water, the rest with helicopters from board

#Fire #Cargo #Ship #thenetherlands #cargoshipfire

⚡️ Massive fire engulfs the "Fremantle Highway" cargo ship off the coast of the Netherlands. One crew member dead, several injured. The fire, believed to have started in an electric car, has prevented the fire department from entering the ship. Crew members jumped overboard and were rescued by nearby ships. Dutch Coast Guard is investigating the incident. #MaritimeSafety #CargoShipFire https://www.riskmap.com/incidents/1866431/articles/185394062/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Eén dode en gewonden bij brand vrachtschip boven Ameland, schip nog in brand

Op een vrachtschip boven Ameland is dinsdag even voor middernacht brand uitgebroken. Bij die brand is één dode gevallen. Meerdere andere bemanningsleden raakten gewond.

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Fire aboard cargo ship in Atlantic Ocean may have been intensified by electric-vehicle batteries from #luxury cars like Porsches and Bentley

by Natalie Musumeci, Feb 21, 2022

- The fire on a cargo ship hauling luxury cars may have been intensified by the batteries in the electric vehicles on board.

- The Felicity Ace — which is carrying some 4,000 cars — caught fire in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean last week.

- A port official told Reuters that lithium-ion batteries in the electric cars were "keeping the fire alive."

#LithiumBatteries #Lithium #CargoShipFire #CargoFire #LuxuryCars

https://www.businessinsider.com/cargo-ship-felicity-ace-fire-electric-vehicle-batteries-luxury-cars-2022-2?op=1

Electric luxury car batteries may have intensified cargo ship fire

The Felicity Ace — which is carrying some 4,000 cars including Porsches and Bentleys — caught fire in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean last week.

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I wonder if this is what happened with regards to the #CargoFire in #NewJersey.

What's being done to solve the problem of exploding Batteries on cargo ships

By Wailin Wong, Darian Woods, April 7, 2023

#CargoShipFire #LithiumBatteries #Lithium

https://www.npr.org/2023/04/07/1168581788/whats-being-done-to-solve-the-problem-of-exploding-batteries-on-cargo-ships