Felicity Ace News

Burnt-Out Cargo Ship With Luxury Cars Sinks off Portugal’s Azores

A burnt-out cargo ship carrying thousands of luxury cars, including Porsches and Bentleys, sank on Tuesday off the Portuguese Azores archipelago nearly two weeks after it caught fire, a port official said. Joao Mendes Cabecas, the captain of the nearest …

Fire on Cargo Ship that Destroyed Volkswagen Cars Extinguished

The fire on the cargo ship Felicity Ace, which had burned for more than a week, is likely extinguished and the vessel is now being towed, according to the operator MOL Ship Management. The ship had been transporting thousands of …

So You Lost Your Porsche on a Burning Boat. Now What?

It’s a car person’s nightmare: The special Bentley or Lamborghini you ordered a half-year back—or more—is finally on a cargo ship headed your way. Then the ship catches fire. The nightmare became reality on Feb. 16 when a vessel sailing …

Fire Subsides on Huge Cargo Ship Adrift in Mid-Atlantic

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A fire aboard a ship carrying cars in the mid-Atlantic is dying out, a Portuguese navy officer said Tuesday, and the huge vessel is expected to be towed to the Bahamas. The blaze on the Felicity …

Porsches, Lamborghinis Lost at Sea May Cost VW $155 Million

The cargo ship carrying about 4,000 Volkswagen AG vehicles that caught fire last week could cost the automaker at least $155 million, according to a risk-modeling company’s estimate. Of the roughly $438 million total value of goods aboard the Felicity …

Burning Cargo Ship is Adrift in Mid-Atlantic Without Crew

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A burning car transport ship drifted in the mid-Atlantic on Thursday after the huge vessel’s 22 crew members were evacuated due to the blaze, the Portuguese navy said. Shipping in the area was warned that the …