A Portuguese Air Force helicopter evacuated the 22 crew members when the fire first broke out, setting the ship adrift.
The Felicity Ace ship is seen as it is adrift in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean after it caught fire, near Portuguese waters on February 18, 2022. Ocean-going tugboats with firefighting equipment had been hosing down the ship's hull to cool it.
European carmakers declined to discuss how many vehicles and what models were on board, but Porsche customers in the United States were being contacted by their dealers, the company said. The ship was transporting electric and non-electric vehicles, according to Portuguese authorities. Suspicion on what started the fire on Feb. 16 has fallen on lithium batteries used in electric vehicles, though authorities say they have no firm evidence about the cause.
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