Reportedly, the Panama-flagged Felicity Ace had sunk as efforts to tow it started as a result of structural issues attributable to the hearth and tough seas.
View PhotosThe ship carrying round 4,000 automobiles, together with Porsches, Lamborghinis & Bentleys made by VW Group
A burnt-out cargo ship carrying 1000’s of luxurious automobiles, together with Porsches and Bentleys, sank on Tuesday off the Portuguese Azores archipelago almost two weeks after it caught hearth, a port official mentioned.
Joao Mendes Cabecas, the captain of the closest port on the island of Faial, instructed Reuters the Panama-flagged Felicity Ace had sunk as efforts to tow it started as a result of structural issues attributable to the hearth and tough seas.
“When the towing started… water started to come in,” he mentioned. “The ship lost its stability and sank.”
Volkswagen Group, which mentioned final week the harm to the automobiles was coated by insurance coverage, confirmed the ship has sunk
The blaze on the ship carrying round 4,000 automobiles made by Volkswagen Group from Germany to the United States, broke out on Feb. 16. The 22 crew members had been evacuated on the identical day.
Cabecas mentioned no oil leak had been reported to date however there have been fears the gasoline tanks could possibly be broken because the vessel lay on the backside of the Atlantic at a depth of round 3,500 meters (2.17 miles).
Volkswagen, which mentioned final week the harm to the automobiles was coated by insurance coverage, confirmed the ship has sunk. Insurance specialists mentioned the incident might lead to losses of $155 million.
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