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After Burning for Days, a Ship Carrying Thousands of Luxury Cars Sinks
Rihab Makboul CI1C
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After Burning for Days, a Ship Carrying Thousands of Luxury Cars Sinks

Rihab Makboul CI1C

It lost stability and sank as it was being towed back to the shore

Felicity Ace

Felicity Ice

The Felicity Ace ship carrying thousands of luxury cars from Germany to the United States sank in the mid-Atlantic 13 days after a fire broke out aboard (It had caught fire February 16th and its crew abandoned the ship.)

Costs for all the vehicles have been estimated at about $335 million. VW has said the damage will be covered by insurance.

Total damage

Volkswagen

Audi

Porsche

Bentley

Lamborghini

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Facility Ace

Environmental impact of the ship’s total immersion in the water

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Among the Lamborghini cars on the ship were some Aventador models. The V12-powered Aventador is Lamborghini’s most expensive regular production model, priced at over $400,000.

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