MV Felicity Ace was a car carrier. It was carrying a number of EVs. A fire started, and eventually the boat sank. Porsche was sued for being responsible. From gCaptain: Porsche Wins Felicity Ace Lawsuit as Cause of Fire Remains Unproven
According to German legal news outlet LTO (Legal Tribune Online), the Regional Court of Stuttgart dismissed a lawsuit seeking approximately €30 million ($34 million) in damages from Porsche. The plaintiffs, which included the Japanese owner of the vessel and five marine hull insurers, alleged that a self-igniting lithium-ion battery in a Porsche Taycan sparked the February 2022 fire aboard the vessel.
In the mode of the old tobacco companies, "you can prove it," held up in court. And to be fair, you couldn't prove that the lithium-ion battery started the fire. Once those batteries were involved, it became impossible to put the fire out. (See the video for the explanation of why that is.)
Here is a bit of history from gCaptain on when the fire started.
The fire on the Panama-flagged ship started Wednesday, February 16, approximately 90 nautical miles southwest of the Azores as the ship was underway from Embden, Germany, where Volkswagen AG has a manufacturing plant, to the U.S. East Coast.
This is Sal Mercogliano's What's Going on With Shipping? video The Felicity Ace Legal Battle: Court Rules on Porsche Battery Fire Claims
For more on the MV Felicity Ace fire, see the post at this link.
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