RCCPassion Photo: MarineTraffic.com/ Pascal Bredel

French authorities were contacted us to an engine space fire on board an automobile provider Sunday in the English Channel.

The French Navy records that the fire burst out around 6 p.m. Sunday in the equipment space of the RCC Passion as it had to do with 40 maritime miles west of the French island of Ushant in the southwestern end of the English Channel.

The vessel, with 19 team participants aboard, was en path from La Havre, France to Fort- de-France in Martinique with 2,195 automobiles.

A French Navy helicopter released a fire-fighting group including 12 individuals to the vessel. The emergency situation rescue yank Abeille Bourbon was likewise sent off, yet by the time it got here the fire had actually been primarily brought controlled.

The Navy validated that the fire had actually been produced since 2:00 a.m. neighborhood time when the ship was 60 maritime miles from Ushant.

No injuries or contamination has actually been reported.

The Bahamas- flagged RCC Passion was integrated in 2011 as well as has capability of 3,900 ceu. It is had by Ray Car Carriers as well as handled by Stamco Ship Management.