¥³¥ó¥Æ¥Ê ship carrying 2,000 cars, ´Þ¤àing 37 Porsches, ²ÁÃ͡ʤ¬¤¢¤ë¡Ë millions of dollars ÄÀ¤às off the coast of ¥Õ¥é¥ó

  • Last Tuesday, an Italian merchant Âç·¿Á¥ ran ºÂ¾Ì¤·¤Æ in the ÂçÀ¾ÍÎ Ocean some 150 miles off the coast of ¥Õ¥é¥ó
  • Grande America, a ²ßʪ ship that was operated by the Italian company Grimaldi Lines, was sailing from Hamburg to Casablanca
  • After ¥É¥Ã¥­¥ó¥°¤¹¤ë¡¿¸º¤é¤¹¡¿¥É¥Ã¥¯¤ËÆþ¤ì¤ëing in Casablanca, it was ·ë¶É scheduled to sail to Brazil
  • But it sank about 150 ¹Ò³¤¤Î miles ÆîÀ¾ of Brest, ¥Õ¥é¥ó at a depth of 15,000 feet?
  • The ship was carrying 37 Porsches, ´Þ¤àing four models of the 911 GT2 RS, which is ²ÁÃ͡ʤ¬¤¢¤ë¡Ë $292,200 each?
  • Porsche ÃΤ餻¤ëd its Brazilian ¸ÜµÒs that it would ºÆ³«¤¹¤ë À¸»º¡¿»ºÊª of the model ͽÄê to the ÄÀ¤àing
  • Another European car À½Â¤¼Ô, Audi, lost a number of its ¾è¤êʪs in the ½Ð²Ù¡¿Á¥ÀѤß, ´Þ¤àing the Audi A3, A5, RS4, RS5, and Q7 models
  • A ¾èÁÈ°÷ of 27 were saved from the Grande America on March 11 as it was ¡Ê³¤¡¤±ì¤Ê¤É¤¬¡Ë°û¤ß¹þ¤àd in ±ê¾ås after a ²¦¼¼¤Î ³¤·³ Âç·¿Á¥ moved in to µß½õ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë them from 150 miles away?

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An Italian ¥³¥ó¥Æ¥Ê ship bound for Brazil while carrying some 2,000 cars ´Þ¤àing some three dozen Porsches caught ²ò¸Û¤¹¤ë¡¿Ë¤²Ð¡¿¼Í·â and sank in the ÂçÀ¾ÍÎ Ocean just off the coast of ¥Õ¥é¥ó last week.

All 27 ¾èÁÈ°÷ members Á¥Æâ¤Ë were µß½õ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd by the British ·³¤Î, though French Åö¶É quickly began to clean up an oil ή½Ð¡¿¤³¤Ü¤¹ ¸¶°ø¡Ê¤È¤Ê¤ë¡Ëd as a result of the ÄÀ¤àing.

The Âç·¿Á¥ ran ºÂ¾Ì¤·¤Æ on March 12 about 150 ¹Ò³¤¤Î miles ÆîÀ¾ of Brest, ¥Õ¥é¥ó, at a depth of 15,000 feet beneath the surface of the ocean.??

German ¼«Æ°¼ÖÀ½Â¤¶È¼Ô Porsche ³Îǧ¤¹¤ëd on Tuesday that the doomed Âç·¿Á¥ was carrying four models of the 911 GT2 RS.

This handout picture released on March 12, 2019 and taken on March 11 by the French Marine Nationale shows flames on the Italian merchant ship Grande America off the coasts of the French Brittany

This handout picture ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd on March 12, 2019 and taken on March 11 by the French ³¤ÍÎ ¹ñ²È¤Î shows ±ê¾ås on the Italian merchant ship Grande America off the coasts of the French Brittany

All 27 crew members aboard were rescued by the British military, though French authorities quickly began to clean up an oil spill caused as a result of the sinking

All 27 ¾èÁÈ°÷ members Á¥Æâ¤Ë were µß½õ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd by the British ·³¤Î, though French Åö¶É quickly began to clean up an oil ή½Ð¡¿¤³¤Ü¤¹ ¸¶°ø¡Ê¤È¤Ê¤ë¡Ëd as a result of the ÄÀ¤àing

The vessel ran aground on March 12 about 150 nautical miles southwest of Brest, France, at a depth of 15,000 feet beneath the surface of the ocean

The Âç·¿Á¥ ran ºÂ¾Ì¤·¤Æ on March 12 about 150 ¹Ò³¤¤Î miles ÆîÀ¾ of Brest, ¥Õ¥é¥ó, at a depth of 15,000 feet beneath the surface of the ocean

À¸»º¡¿»ºÊª of this ÌÀ³Î¤Ê¡¿ºÙÉô model ended last February, but Porsche will À½Â¤¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë a few more to ¡ÊÉÔ­¤Ê¤É¤ò¡ËÊ䤦 for the lost ½Ð²Ù¡¿Á¥ÀѤß, ¤Ë¤è¤ì¤Ð Carscoops.

Each ¾è¤êʪ carries a ¾®Çä price of about $293,200.

The Stuttgart-based company wrote a letter to its Brazilian ¸ÜµÒs ÃΤ餻¤ëing them that they would ºÆÀ¸¤¹¤ë the model ÆÃ¤Ë for them.

¡ÆWe are sorry to ÃΤ餻¤ë you that, ͽÄê to a ²ò¸Û¤¹¤ë¡¿Ë¤²Ð¡¿¼Í·â, a Grimaldi group ship, that was Í¢Á÷¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëing your ¾è¤êʪ, sank on March 12, 2019,¡Ç the company wrote to its ¸ÜµÒs.

¡ÆAnd for that ¿äÏÀ¤¹¤ë¡¿Íýͳ, your GT2 RS can not be ÇÛ㤹¤ëd.

¡ÆAs you may know, Porsche ended the 911 GT2 RS À¸»º¡¿»ºÊª on February 2019 and under normal circumstances, it wouldn¡Çt be possible to give you another car.

French authorities are working to contain an oil spill off the Atlantic Coast after the Italian tanker sank following a fire

French Åö¶É are working to ´Þ¤à¡¿Éõ¤¸¹þ¤á¤ë an oil ή½Ð¡¿¤³¤Ü¤¹ off the ÂçÀ¾ÍÎ Coast after the Italian ¥¿¥ó¥«¡¼ sank ¤Ë°ú¤­Â³¤¤¤Æ a ²ò¸Û¤¹¤ë¡¿Ë¤²Ð¡¿¼Í·â

The Italian-registered vessel had been bound for Casablanca from Hamburg when the fire broke out at 8pm on March 10

The Italian-ÅÐÏ¿¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd Âç·¿Á¥ had been bound for Casablanca from Hamburg when the ²ò¸Û¤¹¤ë¡¿Ë¤²Ð¡¿¼Í·â broke out at 8pm on March 10

The 27 sailors rescued were then taken to the French port of Brest and while there were no life-threatening injuries, some required hospital treatment

The 27 sailors µß½õ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd were then taken to the French port of Brest and while there were no life-¶¼¤¹ing ½ý³²s, some Í׵᤹¤ëd hospital ¼£ÎÅ

The crew of HMS Argyll spent eight hours saving every soul aboard the Grande America in the Bay of Biscay after the ship's cargo of containers and cars caught fire

The ¾èÁÈ°÷ of HMS Argyll spent eight hours saving every soul Á¥Æâ¤Ë the Grande America in the Bay of Biscay after the ship's ²ßʪ of ¥³¥ó¥Æ¥Ês and cars caught ²ò¸Û¤¹¤ë¡¿Ë¤²Ð¡¿¼Í·â

The lifeboat carrying the members of the crew is seen in the foreground while the burning cargo ship is seen in the background

The lifeboat carrying the members of the ¾èÁÈ°÷ is seen in the foreground while the dz¤ä¤¹ing ²ßʪ ship is seen in the background

The Royal Navy responded to a mayday from the 28,000-ton merchant ship about 150 miles southwest of Cape Finisterre

The ²¦¼¼¤Î ³¤·³ Åú¤¨¤ë¡¿±þ¤¸¤ëd to a mayday from the 28,000-¥È¥ó merchant ship about 150 miles ÆîÀ¾ of Cape Finisterre

¡ÆBut, ͽÄê to the nature of the ¾õ¶·¡¿¾ðÀª, and considering that you¡Çre a loyal and ¹âÅÙ¤Ë ²ÁÃͤΤ¢¤ë ¸ÜµÒ for our brand, Porsche has decided to ºÆ³«¤¹¤ë the GT2 RS À¸»º¡¿»ºÊª in Germany, and your ¾è¤êʪ will be produced in April, with ÇÛã¡¿±éÀâ¡¿½Ð»º scheduled for June.

¡ÆWe recommend that you ÀÜ¿¨¤¹¤ë your Ãϸµ¤Î Porsche Ãæ¿´ for ¤½¤Î¾å¤Î ¡Ê·Ù»¡¤Ê¤É¤Ø¤Î¡ËÌ©¹ð¡¤¹ðÁʡʾõ¡Ë.¡Ç

In ¿·µ¬²ÃÆþ to the 911 GT2 RS, Porsche had a number of other models that were lost at sea.

They ´Þ¤à 718 Caymans, Boxters, and Cayennes.

In total, there were 37 Porsches Á¥Æâ¤Ë the Grande America.

Another European car À½Â¤¼Ô, Audi, lost a number of its ¾è¤êʪs in the ½Ð²Ù¡¿Á¥ÀѤß, ´Þ¤àing the Audi A3, A5, RS4, RS5, and Q7 models.

A ¾èÁÈ°÷ of 27 were saved from the Grande America on March 11 as it was ¡Ê³¤¡¤±ì¤Ê¤É¤¬¡Ë°û¤ß¹þ¤àd in ±ê¾ås after a ²¦¼¼¤Î ³¤·³ Âç·¿Á¥ moved in to µß½õ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë them from 150 miles away.

It took sailors on HMS Argyll just eight hours to save every person Á¥Æâ¤Ë the 28,000-¥È¥ó merchant ship in the Bay of Biscay after the ship¡Çs ²ßʪ of ¥³¥ó¥Æ¥Ês and cars caught ²ò¸Û¤¹¤ë¡¿Ë¤²Ð¡¿¼Í·â.

The ¾èÁÈ°÷ Á¥Æâ¤Ë the Grande America merchant ship had been trying to fight the ±ê¾ås but were ·³Ââd to abandon it, climbing into their lifeboat ¤Ë¤â¤«¤«¤ï¤é¤º the 5m to 6m ±²´¬¤¯s in the sea at night.

The cargo included four models of the 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS (seen here on display in London in June)

The ²ßʪ ´Þ¤àd four models of the 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS (seen here on ÄÄÎ󤹤롤ȯ´ø¤¹¤ë in London in June)

The image above shows a 2019 Porsche Cayenne automobile on display at the Pittsburgh International Auto Show last month. The Cayenne was one of the models that was on board the Grande America

The image above shows a 2019 Porsche Cayenne automobile on ÄÄÎ󤹤롤ȯ´ø¤¹¤ë at the Pittsburgh International ¼«Æ°¼Ö Show last month. The Cayenne was one of the models that was on board the Grande America

A Porsche 718 Boxster is seen in the above file photo. The Boxster was also among the models included in the cargo

A Porsche 718 Boxster is seen in the above ¤È¤¸¹þ¤ß¡¿Äó½Ð¤¹¤ë photo. The Boxster was also ¤ÎÃæ¤Ç the models ´Þ¤àd in the ²ßʪ

The image above shows a Porsche 718 Cayman GTS on display at the Chicago Auto Show last month. A number of Caymans were also on board the Grande America

The image above shows a Porsche 718 Cayman GTS on ÄÄÎ󤹤롤ȯ´ø¤¹¤ë at the Chicago ¼«Æ°¼Ö Show last month. A number of Caymans were also on board the Grande America

Porsche wasn't the only luxury German automaker whose cargo was on board the doomed vessel. Audi also had a number of its makes and models on board. The Audi RS4 is seen in the above stock image

Porsche wasn't the only ¹âµé¤Ê German ¼«Æ°¼ÖÀ½Â¤¶È¼Ô whose ²ßʪ was on board the doomed Âç·¿Á¥. Audi also had a number of its makes and models on board. The Audi RS4 is seen in the above ºß¸Ë¡¿³ô image

An Audi RS5 is seen in the above stock image. The MSRP (manufacturer's suggested retail price) of an Audi RS5 is $74,200

An Audi RS5 is seen in the above ºß¸Ë¡¿³ô image. The MSRP (manufactu rer's ¼¨º¶¤¹¤ëd ¾®Çä price) of an Audi RS5 is $74,200

The Audi A5 was also on board the doomed vessel. An Audi A5 sells for a list price of $44,200

The Audi A5 was also on board the doomed Âç·¿Á¥. An Audi A5 sells for a ̾Êí¡Ê¤ËºÜ¤»¤ë¡Ë¡¿É½¡Ê¤Ë¤¢¤²¤ë¡Ë price of $44,200

The above stock image shows an Audi Q7. The Q7 sells for a suggested retail price of $53,550

The above ºß¸Ë¡¿³ô image shows an Audi Q7. The Q7 sells for a ¼¨º¶¤¹¤ëd ¾®Çä price of $53,55 0

The Audi A3 (seen in the above stock image) was also on board the Grande America. Its list price is $32,500

The Audi A3 (seen in the above ºß¸Ë¡¿³ô image) was also on board the Grande America. Its ̾Êí¡Ê¤ËºÜ¤»¤ë¡Ë¡¿É½¡Ê¤Ë¤¢¤²¤ë¡Ë price is $32,500

The lifeboat¡Çs engine had been »¼ºd, which left it unable to move away from the ±ê¾ås leaving the ¾èÁÈ°÷ ¡Æbobbing around like a cork in a bathtub.¡Ç

On receiving a mayday message, the Argyll moved 150 miles through difficult sea ¾ò·ïs to ³«»Ï¤¹¤ë¡¤ÂǤÁ¾å¤²¤ë their small sea boat, which was used to ·Ú¤¯²¡¤¹¡¿Ãí°Õ¤ò°ú¤¯ the lifeboat against the safety of the ¥Õ¥ê¥²¡¼¥È´Ï so the ¾èÁÈ°÷ could be ²ò½ü¤¹¤ëd to safety one-by-one.

Ãæ°Ó¡¿Âç°Ó¡¿·ÙÉôÊä »Ø´ø´± Dave Tetchner, from HMS Argyll, said: ¡ÆIt was pretty awful for them ? they¡Çd had to fight a ²ò¸Û¤¹¤ë¡¿Ë¤²Ð¡¿¼Í·â in dreadful seas.

¡ÆEvery one of them ¶ì¤·¤àd smoke inhalation. Then they ľÌ̤¹¤ëd the prospect of abandoning ship and then their lifeboat failed. It was pretty awful all °ìÏ¢¤Î²ñµÄ¡¢¸ò¾Ä¡¿´°À®¤¹¤ë and they were shocked.

¡ÆYou see ¥³¥ó¥Æ¥Ê ships like this every day when you¡ Çre sailing around the world. What you do not see is one in ±ê¾ås ? it was a dreadful sight.¡Ç

The image above taken by French authorities shows the extent of the oil slick coming from the Grande America on Monday

The image above taken by French Åö¶É shows the extent of the oil °­¸­¤¤ coming from the Grande America on Monday

French authorities are bracing for the arrival of an oil slick that is creeping toward its southwest coast

French Åö¶É are ¤òÄù¤á¤ëing for the arrival of an oil °­¸­¤¤ that is creeping toward its ÆîÀ¾ coast

Grimaldi Lines, the Italian company which operates the vessel, said that the ship carried 365 containers - 45 of which had ?hazardous materials?

Grimaldi Lines, the Italian company which operates the Âç·¿Á¥, said that the ship carried 365 ¥³¥ó¥Æ¥Ês - 45 of which had ¡Æ´í¸±¤Ê ¹½À®Í×ÁÇs¡Ç

The above image released by the French Navy shows VN Partisan ship departing from Brest on Thursday after the Grande America burned and sank

The above image ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd by the French ³¤·³ shows VN Ʊ»Ö¡¿»Ù»ý¼Ô ship ½Ðȯ¡¿»àing from Brest on Thursday after the Grande America dz¤ä¤¹d and sank

French authorities are now working to clean up the oil slick after the vessel's 2,200 tons of heavy fuel seeped into the water

French Åö¶É are now working to clean up the oil °­¸­¤¤ after the Âç·¿Á¥'s 2,200 ¥È¥ós of ·ã¤·¤¤ dzÎÁ seeped into the water

The French Navy released this image from Saturday showing a military helic
opter flying over the oil spill

The French ³¤·³ ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd this image from Saturday showing a ·³¤Î ¥Ø¥ê¥³¥×¥¿¡¼ Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing over the oil ή½Ð¡¿¤³¤Ü¤¹

French authorities said that because most of the hazardous materials on board the Grande America had already burned, the damage was likely to be ?very localised? and ?would not have serious consequences for the environment.?

French Åö¶É said that because most of the ´í¸±¤Ê ¹½À®Í×ÁÇs on board the Grande America had already dz¤ä¤¹d, the »¼º was likely to be ¡Ævery localised¡Ç and ¡Æwould not have serious consequences for the env ironment.¡Ç

The 27 sailors µß½õ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd were then taken to the French port of Brest and while there were no life-¶¼¤¹ing ½ý³²s, some Í׵᤹¤ëd hospital ¼£ÎÅ.

The ¥Õ¥ê¥²¡¼¥È´Ï had been returning to Plymouth after nine months in the Asia-ÂÀÊ¿ÍΤΠÃÏ°è working with ƱÌÁ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ës overseas.

The MV Grande America was still aflame when Argyll left the merchant ship around 5am.

The Italian-ÅÐÏ¿¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd Âç·¿Á¥ had been bound for Casablanca from Hamburg when the ²ò¸Û¤¹¤ë¡¿Ë¤²Ð¡¿¼Í·â broke out at 8pm on March 10.

ÊÛ¸î Ĺ´± Gavin Williamson said: ¡ÆHMS Argyll¡Çs swift and selfless ÊÖÅú to very dangerous ¾õ¶·¡¿¾ðÀª in difficult ¾ò·ïs undoubtedly saved 27 lives. I commend her ¾èÁÈ°÷.

¡ÆThis µß½õ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë ÏÀ¾Ú¤¹¤ës that even on the final µÓ of a challenging nine-month ¡Ê·³Ââ¤Ê¤É¤Î¡ËŸ³«¡¤ÇÛÈ÷ to the Far East, the ²¦¼¼¤Î ³¤·³¡Çs sailors remain vigilant and professional at all times.¡Ç

Clean up À®²Ì¡¿ÅØÎÏs are ¿Ê¹ÔÃæ¤Ç after 2,200 ¥È¥ós of ·ã¤·¤¤ dzÎÁ seeped into the ocean.

Grimaldi Lines, the Italian company which operates the Âç·¿Á¥, said that the ship carried 365 ¥³¥ó¥Æ¥Ês - 45 of which had ¡Æ´í¸±¤Ê ¹½À®Í×ÁÇs,¡Ç ¤Ë¤è¤ì¤Ð the BBC.

These ¹½À®Í×ÁÇs ´Þ¤àd 10 ¥È¥ós of hydrochloric »ÀÀ­¤Î and 70 ¥È¥ós of sulphuric »ÀÀ­¤Î.

French Åö¶É said that because most of the ¹½À®Í×ÁÇs had already dz¤ä¤¹d, the »¼º was likely to be ¡Ævery localised¡Ç and ¡Æwould not have serious consequences for the ´Ä¶­.¡Ç?

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