Migrants rescued off the coast of Morocco by a Dutch ship from the Vroon shipping company based in Breda turned against the ship's crew earlier this week. Some of them were later arrested by the local police of Fuerteventura, one of the Canary Islands. This was reported by Vroon Offshore Services on Thursday following coverage in several media outlets. According to Spanish media, nine migrants have been arrested on suspicions of piracy.
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That risk has been put under the spotlight by the burning car carrier drifting off the Dutch coast. The Dutch coastguard said the fire's cause was unknown, but Dutch broadcaster RTL released a recording in which an emergency responder is heard saying "the fire started in the battery of an electric car."
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EV Ship Fire: While all logistics companies deal with the risk of EV lithium-ion batteries burning with twice the energy of a normal fire, the maritime industry hasn t kept up with the developing technology and how it creates greater risk, maritime officials and insurers said.