Blaze Subsides on Cargo Ship Carrying Electric Vehicles Off the Azores

Cargo ship Felicity Ace is on fire in the Atlantic Ocean on Feb. 17, 2022. Courtesy of Portuguese Navy

The fire aboard a cargo ship carrying electric cars off the Azores islands is under control and is being put out, according to a Feb. 22 statement from Portuguese authorities.

The flames are no longer visible from the outside and the ship is now stable, they said.