Editing K Line (section)

=== 2023 ===
Around midnight on July 26, 2023, a fire broke out on the [[MV Fremantle Highway|Fremantle Highway]] car transporter operated by "K" Lines. The ship, which came from the port of Bremerhaven, Germany was on its way to the [[Suez Canal]] and, according to the Dutch coast guard, was around 27 kilometers north of the Dutch Wadden Sea island of [[Ameland]] at that time. The ship had 3,783 vehicles on board, including 498 electric cars.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/carrier-ablaze-off-dutch-coast-carrying-almost-500-electric-cars-2023-07-28/|title=Fire on car carrier ablaze off Dutch coast now less intense|date=July 29, 2023|publisher=[[Reuters]]|access-date=August 5, 2023}}</ref> The cause of the fire is unknown, according to the Coast Guard; Media reports that an electric car had started the fire.

During the extinguishing work on board, one crew member died and 16 were injured. The Dutch Coast Guard rescued the remaining 22 members of the crew.

The extinguishing work was difficult because the bow is 30 meters high. An [[environmental disaster]] was feared if the ship would have sunk.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Staff |date=2023-07-26 |title=One killed as ship carrying 3,000 cars catches fire off Dutch coast |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/26/cargo-ship-fire-off-dutch-coast |access-date=2023-07-26 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> After the fire had burned out, ''Fremantle Highway'' was towed into [[Eemshaven]], Groningen (Netherlands) on 3 August.<ref name=NLT030823>{{cite web |url=https://nltimes.nl/2023/08/03/burnt-freighter-arrives-eemshaven-eu300-million-cargo-lost |title=Burnt-out freighter arrives at Eemshaven; €300 million in cargo los |publisher=NL Times |accessdate=3 August 2023 }}</ref>