The automobile service provider ‘Felicity Ace’ with an ability of 6400 CEU as well as 656 feet in size, ignited the other day off the coastline of the Azores in Portugal, together with its priceless freight consisting of virtually 4,000 high-end lorries.
The Japanese possessed automobile service provider ‘Felicity Ace’ constructed in 2005, with a market price today of USD 31.50 million, started transferring call for help after a fire burst out in among the freight decks. Fortunately, all 22 team participants are reported to have actually been left securely, according to theNew York Times The vessel nonetheless is thought to have hundreds of very important Porsches, Volkswagens, Bentleys as well as Lamborghinis aboard, completing over USD 200 million. At the minute it is uncertain regarding the complete level of important freight shed.
Commenting on the case, Dan Nash, Head of RoRos at VesselsValue claimed:
“There are very few suitable ships available in the market to replace her. MOL will have a difficult few days ahead dealing with insurance claims and fleet network changes.”
The vessel left from Emden, Germany last Thursday as well as got on path to Davisville, United States when the fire burst out. The ‘Felicity Ace’ last indicated at 12:11 on Thursday 17th February with a stuffed draft of 9.2 m.
Updates From MOL
Statement 2– 18th February 2022
Following the fire onboard the automobile service provider“Felicity Ace” on February 16, MOL Ship Management (Singapore) record that all team participants are currently secure in a resort in the Azores as well as all remain in healthiness.
The Portuguese Navy, with the Ponta Delgada Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC), has a battleship on call as well as checking the drift of Felicity Ace.
Managers have actually selected a salvage business as well as a first salvage group has actually gotten here in the Azores as well as gets on the means to the vessel approximated to get here February 18( neighborhood time). Further salvage properties are preparing to go to the vessel.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines wants to give thanks to the Portuguese Navy, the neighborhood authorities in the Azores as well as those vessels that sustained the rescue procedure of the team participants in the very best practices of the Merchant marine.
Statement 1– 17th February 2022
MOL Shipmanagement Singapore, supervisors of the automobile service provider “Felicity Ace” (IMO 9293911) record that the Panama Registered vessel has actually experienced a fire as well as the Master has actually taken the sensible choice to desert the ship.
With aid from business ships as well as helicopters in the location, all 22 team participants have actually been securely left from the ship. All team participants have actually been taken onto land to the local island. At this time around of the record, there has actually been no oil leak observed from the vessel.
Felicity Ace got on flow from Germany to the United States, bring automobile devices, when the fire took place in approximate setting 37 deg.29.9 N x 030 deg. 14.00 W, some 90 maritime miles southwest of the Azores in theAtlantic The fire was initially reported at around 1130 humans resources CET on February 16.
All the proper authorities have actually looked out as well as are reacting. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines as the driver of the vessel as well as MOL Shipmanagement Singapore has actually developed an event reaction group to collaborate the emergency situation.
As the security of the team participants has actually been validated, MOL will certainly strive to consist of the damages as well as fix the circumstance as the major concerns.
: VesselsValue & & MOL
