Due to the impact of the shortage of car chips in the past two years, the delivery time of most cars has been delayed compared to the original, if there is anything more painful than waiting for delivery, it is when you learn that your car has been shipped, but there is an accident during transportation.
Fire vessel Felicity Ace
Recently, according to foreign media reports. A car transport ship named "Felicity Ace" had an accident during the voyage, the ship issued a distress signal after a fire broke out on one of the cargo decks, and soon after declared the ship "out of control", but fortunately, the 22 crew members on board were rescued by a nearby ship shortly after the distress signal was issued, and there were no casualties. The ship departed from the port of Emden, Germany, on Feb. 10 and carried Porsche and other Volkswagen Group brand vehicles. It was scheduled to arrive in Davisville, Rhode Island, U.S. on the morning of February 23.
Built in 2005, the "Felicity Ace" is 656 feet long, 104 feet wide and has a carrying capacity of 17,738 tons. When fully loaded, the ship can carry nearly 4,000 cars. Shortly after the fire, at the Porsche Forum in North America, prospective owners posted speculation that the new cars they bought might be affected by the fire. One user named Matt Farah said that he ordered the Porsche Boxster Spyder in August and was likely to be on the ship, "I was happy to get it at the end of the month, but at the moment it seems that this expectation is going to be disappointed".
Porsche Boxster Spyder
In response to the incident, porsche and Volkswagen responded, both saying that they were aware of the accident and were glad that the accident did not cause casualties, and that the two companies were in close contact with the shipping company on specific issues regarding the damage to the vehicle and the subsequent delivery of the vehicle.