Porsche, Audi, Lamborghini and more… In 2022 thousands of luxury cars It first caught fire and then sank into the water.

This unfortunate incident took place near the Azores in the Atlantic Ocean. “I wonder how much money was burned?” Are you ready to bite your lip and look into the depths of the event that makes you think?

The cargo ship caught fire, possibly due to electric vehicles.

On February 16, the ship was carrying many cars, including electric vehicles. It turns out that electric vehicles caused the fire. lithium-ion batteries This is believed to be the case, but the exact reason is still unclear.

Although the 22-man crew was evacuated as a result of the fire and rescued by the Portuguese Air Force helicopter, the ship was destroyed. It sank about two weeks after it caught fire.

Seagoing emergency vehicles with firefighting equipment washed down the ship’s hull, but were unsuccessful. In addition to more than 4000 vehicles 2200 tons of fuel vehiclesmixed with ocean water.

So what happened at the end of this incident?

According to the insurance company’s statement: $438 million There were goods. In addition, waste and fuels end up in the ocean. It has probably seriously disrupted the ecosystem.

Porsche made the following statement: “We are working to replace every car affected by this incident new cars It will be produced soon.”

Like Volkswagen The damage is covered by insurance he said.

Although financial loss can be compensated damage to nature unfortunately this could not be changed.

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