[tomder55]

A ship off the coast of a Dutch Island in the North Sea's Wadden Sea is burning uncontrollably . There is a desperate effort underway to prevent it from sinking . The Wadden sea is a coastal area that is shallow with small islands sand bars and mud flats. It is considered a critical conservation wetland area.UNESCO calles the area "the largest unbroken system of intertidal sand and mud flats in the world” and “one of the most important areas for migratory birds in the world.”
Wadden Sea - UNESCO World Heritage Centre


So what is in the ship ;'The Fremantle Highway ';cargo ?

It was carrying nearly 3,000 cars including 25 Electric Vehicles (EVs)
The coastguard said the cause of the fire was unknown, but had earlier suggested it might have been an electric car.

Ameland rescue: Crew jump off ship ablaze with cargo of 3,000 cars - BBC News

An EV suddenly catching fire ? Who would've thunk it ?

Lucid Air EV Catches Fire While Parked At Test Drive Event | Carscoops

Tesla Model S Catches Fire Unexpectedly, Crews Struggle To Extinguish (insideevs.com)

Lithium-ion batteries may suffer thermal runaway and cell rupture if overheated or overcharged, and in extreme cases this can lead to combustion.

Plug-in electric vehicle fire incidents - Wikipedia

A high-voltage battery is made up of many cells packed tightly together inside a watertight, fire-resistant box. When a single cell fails, it is essentially a small explosive that produces a tremendous amount of gas and heat (1,200 degrees F) in tenths of a second. The failure is an exothermic chemical reaction that does not require oxygen from the atmosphere to sustain itself. The heat released from each individual cell is transferred to the neighboring cells, which causes them to fail as well.
Once a battery cell fails, it is impossible to extinguish the failed cell as the chemical reaction inside the cell happens far too quickly. The only way to stop a thermal runaway is by directly cooling the cells involved to ensure that the failed cell does not cause the cells around it to also fail.

How to extinguish an electric vehicle fire (firerescue1.com)


The ship is listing . So the firefighters are restraining from dousing the fire . They hope it extinguishes before the ship sinks.



A little over a year ago another ship carrying a combination of gas engine and EV vehicles caught fire and sunk

The official narrative is that the cause of that fire is unclear.

It's Been Exactly One Year Since the Felicity Ace Caught Fire With Nearly 4,000 Cars Onboard (thedrive.com)

BUT As a result, some auto shipping companies have since refused to transport used EVs, opting to lose that business instead of risking a potentially devastating fire.

[tomder55]

Ship is still burning

Seems the number of EVs reported was slightly off .

Initial reporting was that there were 25.

A spokesperson for the vessel’s charter told Automotive News their records show 3,783 vehicles in total aboard the ship, about a thousand more than first reported, including 498 battery-electric vehicles.


Rumors that they plan to change the name of the ship to USS JFKerry have not been substantiated.

Mercedes and BMW vehicles on ship still ablaze | Automotive News (autonews.com)

[jlisenbe]

Rumors that they plan to change the name of the ship to USS JFKerry have not been substantiated.

It would be hilarious justice!