The ship Felicity Ace sank this Tuesday (1) about 170 kilometers south of the island of Faial, in the Azores. The vessel was being towed following the fire that broke out on February 16, at sea, which forced the evacuation of 22 crew members.
On board were about four thousand Volkswagen, Porsche, Audi and Lamborghini cars, which ended up at the bottom of the sea.
The ship had started to be towed on February 25, but, according to the Portuguese Navy, “lost stability” and ended up sinking 46 kilometers from the limit of the Economic and Exclusive Zone of Portugal, in an area with about three thousand meters of depth. depth.
“Some wreckage and a small patch of oily residues are recorded at the site, which is being dispersed by the water jets of the tugboats and which is being monitored by the Directorate for Combating Pollution of the National Maritime Authority and the European Maritime Safety Agency” , says the authority, which continues to monitor the situation.
The Felicity Ace, flying the Panamanian flag, had departed Emden, Germany, bound for the port of Davisville, in the US state of Rhode Island.
Source: CNN Brasil
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