EVs Suspected As Cause Of Fire For Cargo Ship With Mercedes-Benz Group And BMW Vehicles Onboard,

This aerial photograph shows emergency boats extinguishing a fire aboard the Panamanian-registered car carrier cargo ship Fremantle Highway, off the coast of the northern Dutch island of Ameland.  Though the Netherland coast guard has not ascertained the cause of the fire, it could have been due to one of the EVs onboard, a coast guard official told Dutch news agency ANP.  FLYING FOCUS/ANP/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

AMELAND, Netherlands — The cargo ship that caught fire off the coast of the Netherlands shortly before midnight local time on Tuesday reportedly had Mercedes-Benz Group (OTCPK: MBGYY) and BMW (OTCPK: BMWYY) vehicles onboard.

The Fremantle Highway had 23 people on board and was traveling to Singapore from Bremerhaven. The ship caught fire near the Dutch island of Ameland, killing one crew member. The remaining people onboard were evacuated.