Dutch authorities begin towing a burning ship as smoke subsides

Dutch authorities began towing a ship carrying thousands of cars days after it went up in flames off the coast of the Netherlands.

The towing of the Panamanian-flagged Fremantle motorway, loaded with nearly 3,800 vehicles, including nearly 500 electric cars, began early Sunday afternoon, the Dutch public works and waterways authority Rijkswaterstaat said in a statement. statement.