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Car Carrier ‘Felicity Ace’ Leaves Oil Slick After Sinking

Car Carrier 'Felicity Ace'

MOL Ship Management (Singapore) updates the situation regarding the ‘Felicity Ace’ car carrier. The vessel sank on March 1 around 9AM local time around 220nm off the Azores after having suffered a list to the starboard side.

Image Credits: Marinha Portuguesa

When the vessel sank, there was a small oil slick seen in the water. We will continue to monitor the situation of the area.

Reference: felicity-ace-information-centre.com

Background:Car Carrier ‘Felicity Ace’ Aflame With 4,000 Luxury Vehicles...

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Felicity Ace sinks

MOL Ship Management (Singapore) reported today that the car carrier Felicity Ace sank at around 9 a.m. local time, some 200 nautical miles off the Azores. The vessel had been in trouble since February 16, when a fire broke out that forced the crew to abandon the vessel. They were picked up by the nearby tanker Resilient Warrior and subsequently airlifted to safety by the Portuguese Air Force.

The vessel had been en route to the Port of Davisville, R.I., from Emden, Germany with a shipment of...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal-safety/shipping/felicity-ace-sinks/

Car Carrier ‘Felicity Ace’ Sinks After Burning For Days [Photos]

Car Carrier 'Felicity Ace After Burning For Days

On 1st March, early morning, the fire which had begun on February 24, the ship “Felicity Ace” lost stability as it sank at about 25 nautical miles, equivalent to 46 kilometres, outside the limit of the Economic Zone a and Exclusive from Portugal, in an area of which depth is about 3,000 meters.

Image Credits: Marinha Portuguesa

Some debris and a small stain of oily waste are recorded on the site, which is being dispersed by the water jets of the trailers and which is being monitored by the...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/car-carrier-felicity-ace-sinks-after-burning-for-days-photos/

Cargo Vessel Suspected Of Russian Connections Captured By France

Car Carrier

French sea policemen seized a car cargo vessel, en route to St Petersburg, in the English Channel. Washington reportedly says that it was linked to the son of an ex-spy chief of Russia, in the first of several most evident displays of the West enforcing its sanctions on Moscow.

Another vessel, “Baltic Leader” was reportedly diverted to the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer around 3 am to 4 am, France’s Maritime Prefecture Captain Veronique Magnin informed the Reuters. There were suspicions about the...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/cargo-vessel-suspected-of-russian-connections-captured-by-france/

Felicity Ace car carrier fire set to push up marine insurance costs

Volkswagen AG has come far from the days of the beloved air-cooled bug. These days its portfolio includes brands such as Bentley and Lamborghini. That means that the fire still burning aboard the MOL car carrier Felicity Ace could soon join the list of very expensive maritime casualties, pushing up the costs of marine insurance.

On February 16, the car carrier was en route for the Port of Davisville, R.I., from Emden, Germany with a shipment of Volkswagen AG luxury vessels when a fire broke out...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal-safety/shipping/felicity-ace-car-carrier-fire-set-to-push-up-marine-insurance-costs/

Carrier transporting luxury cars to US still smoldering in Atlantic

Two large tugs with firefighting equipment were expected to reach a car carrier smoldering off the coast of Portugal on Monday. The Felicity Ace was bound for the United States reportedly bearing Audis, Bentleys, Lamborghinis and Porsches when a fire broke out Wednesday in the Atlantic Ocean about 90 miles southwest of the Azores. 

The Felicity Ace “is still assumed to remain on fire” and was drifting farther south of the islands, MOL Ship Management Singapore said in a statement Monday. 

“Current...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/carrier-transporting-luxury-cars-to-us-still-smoldering-in-atlantic

World’s Largest Dual-Fuel Car Carrier Construction Contract Inked In China

UECC - world's largest dual-fuel car carrier

On January 17, Jiangnan Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, joined hands with CSSC Trading and Anji Logistics, a subsidiary of SAIC Group, to sign a construction contract for two 7,600-space LNG dual-fuel ocean-going vehicle carriers. Lei Fanpei, Secretary of the Party Group and Chairman of China Shipbuilding Corporation, and Chen Hong, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of SAIC Motor attended the signing ceremony.

This type of ship is independently...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/worlds-largest-dual-fuel-car-carrier-construction-contract-inked-in-china/

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