The waiting could be worse...

[EspritGuy]

Sad to see that a large number of Porsches and other VW group cars are now likely lost in transit from Germany to the US. Thankfully the crew are all safe.

Cargo Ship Full of Porsches, Bentleys and VWs Is On Fire and Adrift in the Atlantic [UPDATED]

The Felicity Ace’s crew has been rescued, but the fate of the vehicles on board is unknown.

www.thedrive.com

Can you believe a CNBC report quoted The Smoking Tire web channel on this tragedy?

 

[PaulP]

 

[TXEMIRA]

Any Somali Pirates on here monitoring this forum? I’d like to put in a deposit but need to know your allocation and transport plans please. Thanks.

#ForThePirates

 

[NicolasB]

Any Somali Pirates on here monitoring this forum? I’d like to put in a deposit but need to know your allocation and transport plans please. Thanks.

#ForThePirates

First dibs on anything with a manual transmission

 

[PaulP]

This is the only chance I'll ever have to get a GT3

Ima start rowing now....

 

[EspritGuy]

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Cargo car jacking.

 

[Yachtie]

Still on fire, they cannot put it out as lithium-ion batteries are 'keeping the fire alive', they can only cool the ship from the outside!!. Just thinking, what of a multistory car park full of electric cars!......

 

[forest]

Sad to see that a large number of Porsches and other VW group cars are now likely lost in transit from Germany to the US. Thankfully the crew are all safe.

Cargo Ship Full of Porsches, Bentleys and VWs Is On Fire and Adrift in the Atlantic [UPDATED]

The Felicity Ace’s crew has been rescued, but the fate of the vehicles on board is unknown.

www.thedrive.com

A ship carrying a limited edition 911 GT2RS sank in 2019, but Porsche has since remanufactured it and delivered it to customers.

 

[TomE]

Still on fire, they cannot put it out as lithium-ion batteries are 'keeping the fire alive', they can only cool the ship from the outside!!. Just thinking, what of a multistory car park full of electric cars!......

They don't need to be electric:

Liverpool car park fire: Hundreds of burnt-out vehicles removed

More than 1,000 vehicles were destroyed when the Liverpool car park was engulfed in flames.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[New to Lotus]

Torpedo it that will put it out and save lots of time.

 

[PaulP]

Torpedo it that will put it out and save lots of time.

I think lithium burns even more aggressively under salt water so it certainly would be a sight to see as it went down.

 

[TomE]

I think lithium burns even more aggressively under salt water so it certainly would be a sight to see as it went down.

Like this x1000:

 

[eclat2emira]

Like this x1000:

Elon Musk, bath salts magnate.

 

[ADC]

I think lithium burns even more aggressively under salt water so it certainly would be a sight to see as it went down.

This was one of my favourite lessons in chemistry at school! I fondly remember when we got to drop tiny shavings into beakers of water and watch them fizz and spit... and later drop a large chunk of potassium in a rubbish bin full of water (from a distance, by pulling a container on a string) and watching it go boom... good times. Try getting the school Health & Safety officer to agree to that these days!

 

[EspritGuy]

A ship carrying a limited edition 911 GT2RS sank in 2019, but Porsche has since remanufactured it and delivered it to customers.

Sad news that the fire ravaged cargo ship with 4,000 luxury vehicles has sunk in heavy seas.

#FortheDivers

 

[TomE]

I've got an idea for our salvage attempt....

 

[EspritGuy]

I've got an idea for our salvage attempt....

OMG..... Yes!