The hearth aboard the Fremantle Highway continued to be too intense for salvors to board the vessel —till they had been ab;e to make a quick boarding right now. [Photograph: Netherlands Coast Guard]
As the fireplace aboard the automobile provider Fremantle Highway continued burning off the Dutch coast, a spokesman for the vessel’s charterer, Japan’s Ok-Line, is reported as saying that there have been there have been 3,783 autos on board, together with 498 battery electrical autos (EVs). Earlier, experiences had indicated that there have been 26 EVs on board.
Broadcaster RTL has launched an audio clip from early Tuesday night, when the preliminary response started. In it, a responder may be heard saying that the fire broke out in the battery of one of the electric vehicles.
The place of the lead response company, the Netherlands Coast Guard, is that the reason for the fireplace continues to be unknown.
“We get a lot of questions about the exact number of (electric) cars on board the Fremantle Highway, the agency says on its live blog on the incident. “Our earlier reports are based on the first numbers we received. The ambiguity arises from various information that is shared later on. Work is underway to collect the information and this will then be shared with the recovery organizations.”
The scenario as of this morning was that the tug Fairplay 30 has a towing connection to the ship and is controlling its drift to maintain it between transport lanes.
“The fire is still raging and there is still a lot of smoke,” mentioned the Coast Guard. “However, the intensity of the fire seems to have decreased compared to yesterday. It is not yet safe to bring a salvage team aboard the ship.”
So as to forestall an pointless quantity of water from getting into the ship and endangering its stability, it’s now not being continually cooled.
UPDATE: SALVORS BOARD VESSEL
In the course of the morning, after measurements by the restoration firms, it turned out that the temperature on board the Fremantle Highway had dropped sharply, the Coast Guard mentioned in a later submit. The hearth continues to be raging however reducing. The smoke additionally decreases.
This lower in temperature created a safer scenario for the salvors to board. The restoration crews boarded the Fremantle Highway by way of the Multrasalvor 4.
The restoration firms succeeded in establishing a brand new, extra strong towing connection by way of the highest of the ship. This makes it simpler to maneuver the ship and preserve it underneath management. The salvors didn’t keep on board the Fremantle Highway however returned to the salvage vessels. The towing connection is with Fairplay 30.
Rijkswaterstaat is taking a look at varied situations to find out the following steps.
The Coast Guard additionally launched new footage from an overflight right now.
The Fremantle Highway is at the moment positioned 23 kilometers north of Terschelling, between the transport routes.
Meantime, the incident can solely enhance issues in regards to the hearth hazards of carrying EVs which have lengthy been expressed by insurers corresponding to Allianz.
