Ship With Nearly 3,000 Cars Is On Fire Off Dutch Coast

  • Dutch coast guard still trying to extinguish fire on carrier
  • One crew member died, several others are injured in fire
Emergency services tackle the blaze.Source: Netherlands Coastguard
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A cargo ship carrying nearly 3,000 automobiles — about 300 of them made by Mercedes-Benz Group AG — is on fire off the coast of the Netherlands while the Dutch coast guard fights to contain the blaze.