Carrying thousands of luxury cars, the Felicity Ace ro-ro ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean on March 1 after a long fire. Initially, it was known that there were new expensive cars on board, but the entire list was not disclosed. Now the full list has become available, it includes not only new cars, but also rarities.
Most of the cars belong to the Volkswagen Group, which is not surprising: the ro-ro came fr om the German city of Emden, wh ere the VW plant is located, to Davisville (USA). True, only Passat and Arteon are produced there, which were not on the ship at all, that is, all the cars came from other factories of the company.
In total, Felicity Ace carried 2,257 vehicles, including 846 Audis, 588 Porsches, 561 Volkswagens, 190 Bentleys and 85 Lamborghinis. All of these are new cars. But there were also second-hand ones on board, the transportation of which was ordered by private owners. Among them are the most common mass models like the Kia Soul 2014, Nissan Note 2018 and Volkswagen Jetta 2017.
Rarer and more remarkable cars include the 1977 Land Rover Series III Santana 109 SUV and the 2007 BMW 750i sedan. The 1996 Honda Prelude SiR coupe also attracts attention - the Dutch edition of Top Gear managed to track down its owner in social networks: he laments the loss, because he had been looking for such a car in good condition for a long time.
The Prelude SiR coupe was only sold in the Japanese domestic market. It was equipped with a 2.2-liter H22A gasoline engine with 200 or 220 hp. depending on version. The enthusiast intended to transport the car to the USA, restore and tune it in the JDM style. The man says that he will now look for a new Honda Prelude SiR in decent condition. The problem is aggravated by the fact that he will not receive compensation for the lost car due to some problems with the insurance company.
Recall that the fire on the ship Felicity Ace began on February 16 in the middle of the ocean, near the Azores. The ship's crew of 22 was evacuated by Portuguese Air Force helicopters on the same day. Since burning electric vehicles are difficult to put out without special tools and skills, the drifting vessel burned for about a week. On February 23, it was planned to examine Felicity Ace for the safety of the hull for subsequent towing to port, however, due to a storm in the ocean, the operation was postponed. On March 1, a completely burned-out ro-ro ship sank.
Full list of cars on Felicity Ace:
Audi A5 Convertible - 84;
Audi A5 Coupe - 43;
Audi A5 Sportback - 147;
Audi e-tron - 121;
Audi e-tron GT - 1;
Audi Q2 - 1;
Audi Q3 - 297;
Audi Q3 Sportback - 144;
Audi TT - 7;
Audi TT Roadster - 1;
Bentley Bentayga - 77;
Bentley Continental GT - 38;
Bentley Continental GTC - 50;
Bentley Flying Spur - 25;
BMW 750i (2007) - 1;
Ford Mustang (2015) - 1;
Honda Prelude (1996) - 1;
Kia Soul (2014) - 1;
Lamborghini Aventador - 15;
Lamborghini Huracan - 20;
Lamborghini Urus - 50;
Land Rover Santana (1977) - 1;
Mini Country Man (2019) - 1;
Nissan Versa Note (2018) - 1;
Porsche 718 Boxster GTS 4.0 - 1;
Porsche Cayenne (2015) - 1;
Porsche Cayenne, Macan, Panamera - 30;
Porsche of other models - 558;
Seat Ateca - 3;
Volkswagen Caddy - 47;
Volkswagen Golf - 199;
Volkswagen ID.4 - 159;
Volkswagen Jetta (2017) - 1;
Volkswagen Taigo - 1;
Volkswagen Transporter T6 - 116.
85 Lamborghini, 588 Porsche, 190 Bentley and the rarest Honda Prelude SiR: what cars were transported by the sunken ship
