Felicity Ace Lawsuit against Porsche gets tossed

[Vercingetorix]

Judge has ruled the insurer can’t prove what started the fire. Another trial is still ongoing.
https://maritime-executive.com/arti...awsuit-against-porsche-over-felicity-ace-fire

 

[fantastic]

"The vessel burned for about one week"

They blame each other & it may have been the electric car but Porsche claimed they let the fire spread due to their firefighting procedure or equipment. What a mess.

 

[andrew_j]

Crew was safe , insurer who typically makes intense profit lost this one . Guessing EV might impact rates moving forward.

 

[Owen Lucas]

You'd think a ship transporting 100's of millions in cars would have at least a few cameras in the cargo holds. Possibly even uploading via satellite to preserve the footage.

If they caught a video of smoke coming out of a Taycan, they'd have a case. I'd wager a shipwide camera installation would be $50k. I pulled that number of thin air, considering the length of the cable runs and maybe maritime grade cameras. Could be more, even $200k is worthwhile IMHO.

 

[fantastic]

You'd think a ship transporting 100's of millions in cars would have at least a few cameras in the cargo holds. Possibly even uploading via satellite to preserve the footage.

If they caught a video of smoke coming out of a Taycan, they'd have a case. I'd wager a shipwide camera installation would be $50k. I pulled that number of thin air, considering the length of the cable runs and maybe maritime grade cameras. Could be more, even $200k is worthwhile IMHO.

Wonder if the insurance will drop them now after that payout?
I'd also wonder if the ship had enough insurance coverage for all of those expensive automobiles.

 

[Owen Lucas]

I'd also wonder if the ship had enough insurance coverage for all of those expensive automobiles.

Probably does but the game now is likely to reduce payout via finger-pointing.