new whip might be on fire in the middle of the ocean right now.The Portuguese Navy has confirmed it has come to the aid of the Felicity Ace, a ship carrying cars across the Atlantic Ocean, after a fire broke out on one of their cargo decks and quickly spread.BREAKING: A giant cargo ship "Felicity Ace" is on fire in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.It's carrying a cargo of Porsche and VW automobiles.The crew safely abandoned ship in lifeboats.
Under maritime law the ship is now "finders keepers." pic.twitter.com/gHLqHncrOi— Retro Tech Noir (@RetroTechNoir) February 17, 2022The 22 crew members managed to escape on lifeboats and flee to a nearby Greek tanker ship, reports The Associated Press.
The Portuguese Navy has been assisting in the rescue, using their helicopters to pick up crew from their refuge vessel.The Felicity Ace has now been confirmed as “not in command.” Global supply chain delays, shortages could hike prices, limit options on shelves The ship had left a German port on Feb.
10 and was scheduled to arrive at Rhode Island on Feb. 23, but the fire broke out on Feb. 16 and the ship was left adrift near Portugal’s Azores Islands Wednesday.The Naftika Chronika shared a photo of the boat smoking in the distance in a photo taken onboard the Resilient Warrior, where crew members were brought aboard during the rescue.Matt Farah, who owns The Smoking Tire YouTube channel and reviews cars for a living, confirmed on Twitter Wednesday that his newly-purchased Boxter Spyder was one of the cars potentially destined for a watery grave.I just got the call from my dealer.