The Felicity Ace car carrier, which caught fire two weeks ago in the Atlantic with 4,000 VW Group vehicles on board, has sunk after being towed to a safe location south of the Azores
A salvage team reached the vessel on February 25 and was able to board the vessel for an initial survey. The boat was then towed by salvage craft, accompanied by tugs, to a safe zone south of the Azores.
However, at 09:00 local time on March 1, the vessel was reported to have sunk, having listed to starboard.
No oil leaks were reported prior to the sinking but there is now an environmental risk. MOL Ship Management (Singapore) said it was working with the salvage team and local authorities from the Azores “to find an early solution to this incident”.
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