EV's are getting a reputation of catching fire and sinking ships. I wouldn't an EV in my garage. Huge ship fire off Dutch coast blamed on electric vehicle
A ferocious ship fire that killed one person and sparked fears of an environmental disaster has been blamed on an electric vehicle.
A fierce blaze on a cargo ship carrying 4000 vehicles has killed one crewman and is still burning out of control off the coast of the Netherlands.
The inferno was reportedly sparked by an electric vehicle on board the ship Fremantle Highway.
The crew of 23 mostly Indian nationals initially tried to douse the flames but had to flee from the ferocious fire. One of them was killed and others were injured, with seven sailors jumping into the water, according to the captain of the Ameland lifeboat, Willard Molenaar.
