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Nearly 500 electric cars are on cargo ship ablaze off Dutch coast

Freemantle burning
BMW and Mercedes said they have cars among the cargo aboard the Fremantle Highway, which is drifting about 17 km from the northernmost Dutch coast. (Dutch coastguard)
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Reuters
July 28, 2023 08:13 AM

The car carrier burning off the Dutch coast since Tuesday night is carrying nearly 500 electric vehicles, ship charter company K Line said on Friday, significantly more than the 25 initially reported by the coastguard.

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