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Let it burn!
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Let it burn


Right now, as I post this, there is a container ship burning with a bunch of VW and Porsche vehicles aboard...

https://www.foxnews.com/auto/burning-cargo-ship-full-of-porsches-adrift-in-atlantic-ocean



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I wonder how the fire started ?...

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Makes you wonder if they were shipping any electric vehicles... You know they are always good for a spontanious combustion out of the blue here and there!



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SELLC wrote:

Makes you wonder if they were shipping any electric vehicles... You know they are always good for a spontanious combustion out of the blue here and there!


 

Great point.

That said, most regular cars don't carry much fuel onboard either, it would be lucky to be 5.0-ltrs in the tank, & 2-3 of those liters supplied just fill the fuel-lines & EFI fuel rail...This actually makes for a better chance of explosion too...All it would take is someone on-watch lighting a cigarette out-on-deck with the sun rising & fuel-vapor venting & kerboom !!!



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Modern day EVAP systems ensure that isn't really a problem on the newer cars that were on board.

But it's a moot point because the ship has sunk in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean!

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/ship-carrying-thousands-of-luxury-cars-to-us-sinks-in-atlantic-ocean/ar-AAUtJIj?ocid=weather-verthp-feeds&li=BBnb7Kz

The article above states that both gasoline AND electric vehicles were aboard. Further, the vestle could transport up to 4,000 vehicles.

VW says the vehicles were insured... 



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As VW also owns Lamborghini, the article also says there were also some Lambo's on board!

So if you have the means to dive 15,000 feet, you might be able to hook a sweet deal on a slightly water logged Lambo! LOL



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