Burning ship carrying 3,000 cars towed to new position off Dutch coast

Authorities move Fremantle Highway vessel over 40 miles as they race to prevent ecological disaster

今日の英語の習慣化の題材は...

お盆休みも最終ですね！

近頃、EV車を搭載したCargo Shipsの火災が頻発しています。

言われていつのは、EV車のBatteryからの出火です。EV車はバッテリーからよく火災を起こすんですね。

ご一読ください。

A cargo ship carrying more than 3,000 cars that has been ablaze off the Dutch coast for nearly a week has been towed to a new temporary position, as authorities race to prevent an ecological disaster.

The 41-mile (66km) operation to move the Fremantle Highway vessel began on Sunday and was carried out “without any problem”, the Rijkswaterstaat national water management agency said.

The cause of the fire that broke out last Tuesday remains unclear, though the vessel’s owner has said one of the electric vehicles onboard may have been the source.

One sailor died after he and 22 others were rescued from the burning ship, with some crew members forced to jump overboard. Most have since been discharged from hospital.

The ship is now 10 miles north of the islands of Schiermonnikoog and Ameland, but concerns remain about the effect of pollutants on the waters and a nearby archipelago of ecologically sensitive islands in the Wadden Sea.