Off the coast of the Netherlands, a ship with 3 thousand cars on board caught fire (6 photos + 1 video)

According to the preliminary version, one of the electric vehicles became the cause of the fire.





On the Fremantle Highway, 27 km from the city Ameland (Netherlands) around midnight a fire started. Crew of 23 On board, he tried to put out the fire on his own, but to no avail.



It was decided to evacuate people by helicopter and boats, but one person died during the rescue operation. 16 more crew members were poisoned by carbon monoxide, received burns, fractures and were taken to local clinics. Now there is no one on the ship person.





Meanwhile, the ship engulfed in fire tried to extinguish the coastal team, but not too successfully. Rescuers don't want to board the ship a lot of water got in. This will make it heavier and increase the risk of flooding, although this possibility is by no means excluded.



The ship is still afloat. He managed to hook up with a tugboat. This will help prevent its drift and free trade routes for other ships.



It is known that the Fremantle Highway was heading from Germany to Egypt. On board were 2857

vehicles, including 25 with electric motors. By preliminary version, the fire just started on one of these machines and spread quickly.



According to media reports, the ship is owned by the Japanese company Shoei Kisen Kaisha and is currently on lease from a shipping company. K Line, therefore responsible for the fate of the Fremantle Highway they still carry it. In the Netherlands, they say they will try to save the ship (or what remains of it after the fire), but now it is important at least localize the fire. Trying to contact both companies (owner and tenant) was not successful.