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tldr: - Li-ion batteries on fire cannot be put out with water and need special stuff... "often not to hand" on ships like this. Ships carrying hundreds of EVs
by throwaway290 3y ago
tldr:
- Li-ion batteries on fire cannot be put out with water and need special stuff... "often not to hand" on ships like this. Ships carrying hundreds of EVs
- IATA of the sea plans to get around to add new safety measures "next year"
Seems like they were basically crossing fingers until now? I guess ships go down slowly and people usually don't die, and I guess they don't care that much about dumping 2000 tons of fuel oil into oceans on occasion. Cheaper than firefighting measures...