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Burning car carrier off Dutch coast being towed away from shipping lanes

Freemantle Highway fire
Ship charter company K Line said there were 3,783 vehicles on board the ship, including 498 battery-electric vehicles.
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Reuters
July 31, 2023 06:49 AM

AMSTERDAM -- A burning car carrier off the Dutch coast is being towed to a new location away from shipping routes as part of a difficult operation to salvage the ship, the Dutch water board Rijkswaterstaat and media said.

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