Posted on 03/01/2022 2:46:08 PM PST by BenLurkin
The Felicity Ace was being towed to land when it began to list to starboard in heavy seas about 250 miles off the Portuguese island chain and took on water in heavy seas, according to the ship's manager.
The Portuguese navy confirmed that it sank in a location outside of Portugal's territorial waters that is over two miles deep.
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Does this mean the fire is finally out?
The crew is safe
If Lithium batteries were on fire — probably still burning.
Global ocean under water warming now.
GOUWW
Car go.
Ouch.
So I knew it — we got underwater cars before we got flying cars.
Gravity rules.
“If Lithium batteries were on fire “
No lithium battery powered cars aboard.
They beep with the fishes.
Somehow they’ll be raised and sold.
Like the mob say, “They are sleeping with the fishes”.
I guess they are now “external” combustion cars. Lol.
Currently nobody knows a way to fight a large Li battery fire once it goes into thermal runaway, you just try and isolate it and let it burn. If they didn’t push a few of these burning batteries into the ocean to see the affect of an infinite heat sink a real opportunity was lost.
Lamborghinis can cost $200,000 to $500,000+
that’s like treasure they if deep sea recovery operations can get to them quick!
Reports from dealers awaiting those cars say dealers will not add surcharges over sticker prices on any of the new vehicles recovered from the ocean bottom two miles deep.
They will offer a free $10 car wash coupon for any of the vehicles recovered.
Numerous sources say that there were EV's on board.
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