Aug 19, 2023 at 11:23 AM Update: 4 minutes ago
The first cars from the burned-out freighter Fremantle Highway were taken off the ship on Saturday morning. They had first gone through a car wash on the ship.
The washing of the cars is still done on board for environmental reasons. In this way, the washing water can be collected and disposed of afterwards, the recovery companies Boskalis and Multraship explain.
As soon as the cars have passed through the mobile car wash, they are disembarked and parked in a specially protected area in the port. From that moment on, it is up to the owner of the cargo and the inspectors to determine what happens to the cars, says a spokesman.
Boskalis and Multraship expect the entire operation to take more than a week. During that period, they want to remove all cars from the bottom four decks of the ship.
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Many cars are still in good condition
Earlier it became clear that about a thousand vehicles on these decks still appear to be in good condition. The upper decks are badly damaged and many cars that were parked there have merged with the decks.
The cause of the fire is still not clear. As salvage companies, Boskalis and Multraship do not want to make any statements about this either.
The fire on the freighter broke out in the night of Tuesday 25 to Wednesday 26 July. One person was killed and several injured. There were a total of 23 people on board, 22 of whom had Indian nationality. The ship was carrying 3,784 cars, nearly 500 of which were electric.
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2023-08-19 09:23:00
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