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Massive cargo ship carrying cars to R.I. sinks in mid-Atlantic

Updated at 1:51 p.m.

Associated Press

03/01/2022

CORRECTION Portugal Ship Fire — A CAR TRANSPORT ship that last month caught fire on its way to Rhode Island has sunk. The Felicity Ace, pictured above as it burned southeast of the mid-Atlantic Portuguese Azores Islands on Feb. 18, was able to carry at least 4,000 vehicles./ COURTESY PORTUGUESE NAVY VIA AP

LISBON, Portugal (AP) – A large cargo vessel carrying cars from Germany to the Port of Davisville in North Kingstown sank Tuesday in the mid-Atlantic, 13 days after a fire broke out on board, the ship’s manager and the Portuguese navy said. The Felicity Ace sank about 400 kilometers (250 miles) off Portugal’s Azores Islands…

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