The Portuguese Coast Guard announced that it had received an SOS call from cargo ship Felicity Ace, which was transporting 1,100 Porsche cars. The Portuguese navy managed to rescue and evacuate to safety 22 crew members from the ship that was caught in the fire.

Felicity Ace set off from Emden, Germany, and was scheduled to arrive in Rhode Island on February 23rd. The SOS signal was sent early in the morning from an area near Faial Island.

Felicity Ace has been transporting cars from the Volkswagen Group for a long time. This time there were 4,000 cars on board, of which 1,100 were Porsches.

“A large number of our cars are among the cargo. We are in contact with the shipowner and the details of the cars on board are known. Dealers will inform customers affected by this incident,” said Porsche spokesman Luke Vandezande.

Volkswagen stated: “We are aware of an incident today involving a cargo ship transporting Volkswagen Group vehicles across the Atlantic. At this time, we are not aware of any injuries. We are working with local authorities and the shipping company to investigate the cause of the incident. “

It is not known what caused the fire, but it can be assumed that it spreads very quickly, because the crew could not control it.

Car owners have been informed to contact dealerships for more information.

Source: Autoblog