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The Felicity Ace, a large freighter carrying thousands of Volkswagen cars, caught fire near the Atlantic Azores on Wednesday local time. The ship is still smoking, unmanned and drifting, according to a report by the Portuguese navy on Thursday. Fortunately, all 22 crew members on board were successfully evacuated and settled in a nearby hotel.