.jpg) MV Florida Highway, structurally identical to Fremantle Highway
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| History | |
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| Name | Fremantle Highway |
| Owner | Shoei Kisen |
| Operator | K Line |
| Builder | Imabari Shipbuilding |
| Launched | 30 September 2013 |
| Identification |
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| Status | in repair in Rotterdam |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ro-ro/car carrier |
| Tonnage | 59,525 GT 18,549 DWT |
| Length | 199 m (653 ft) |
| Beam | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Installed power | 12.240 kW (16.642 PS) |
| Propulsion | single shaft, 1 screw |
| Speed | 21 kn (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
| Capacity | 6,200 cars |
| Crew | 23 |
MV Fremantle Highway is a car carrier owned by the Japanese tonnage provider Shoei Kisen Kaisha, while the vessel is technically managed by Wallem Shipmanagement Japanese and operated by "K"-Line. Fremantle Highway is Panamanian-flagged.
On the night of 25 July 2023, a fire broke out in the loading area of the ship in the North Sea off the coast of the Netherlands. One of the 23-man crew died; the rest were rescued. A salvage operation to prevent sinking and an oil spill lasted until 3 August 2023, when the ship was salvaged and towed to Eemshaven. The ship was towed again and arrived in Rotterdam on 23 September 2023 for an attempt to repair it.