Burning cargo ship towed to safe place off Netherlands coast to avoid

Burning cargo ship towed to safe place off Netherlands coast to avoid ecological disaster.

"The freighter is flying the Panamanian flag, and carried 3,783 new cars, including 498 electric vehicles, according to the company which chartered it.

The 18,500-ton cargo ship left the German port of Bremerhaven for Port Said in Egypt before heading back to Singapore, its final destination.

The cause of the fire, which first broke out overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday last, is still unknown, but one of the electric cars on board could be the cause."