In February 2022, the freighter Felicity Ace carrying 4,000 cars, including electric vehicles, sank after a fire completely consumed the ship.
It's unclear what started the fire, but the hundreds of electric cars on board made it impossible to extinguish.
An accident that led to heated debate in Norway, a country where the electrification of vehicles is king, and which led the company Havila Krystruten to ban electrified vehicles (electric and hybrid) on its ships.
Difficult to turn off
Havila Krystruten, which operates a line of cruise ferries mainly aimed at tourists, relies on the difficulty of putting out this kind of fire to explain its decision.
Lithium-Ion batteries contain highly flammable electrolytes, and the resulting chemical reactions generate large amounts of oxygen.
This is why extinguishing a fire from Lithium-Ion batteries requires special techniques and huge amounts of water.
Incompatible with maritime transport.
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