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Porsche 911 GT2 RS Going Back Into Production After Cargo Ship Sinks With Customer Cars
Porsche 911 GT2 RS Going Back Into Production After Cargo Ship Sinks With Customer Cars-November 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:14:03

The Italian container ship “Grande America” sank off the French Atlantic Coast last week after a fire broke out. All 27 crew members were able to evacuate before it sank, but over 2,000 cars, allegedly including a shipment of the , didn’t make it.

reports the ship was carrying a shipment of Audi A3, A5, RS4, RS5, and Q7 models, as well as some Porsche Caymans, Boxsters, Cayennes, and reportedly four 911 GT2 RS models. A letter sent to Carscoops appears to be from Porsche Brazil to a 911 GT2 RS customer, informing them that Porsche will put the car back into production to replace the car that was on the sunken ship.

Here’s more from Carscoops:

We loosely translated the letter:

”We are sorry to inform you that, due to a fire, a Grimaldi group ship, that was transporting your vehicle, sinked on March 12, 2019. And for that reason, your GT2 RS can not be delivered.

As you may know, Porsche ended the 991 GT2 RS production on February 2019 and under normal circumstances, it wouldn’t be possible to give you another car. But, due to the nature of the situation, and considering that you’re a loyal and highly valuable customer for our brand, Porsche has decided to resume the GT2 RS production in Germany, and your vehicle will be produced in April, with delivery scheduled for June.

We recommend that you contact your local Porsche Center for further information.”

Porsche confirmed in a statement to Jalopnik that it had four GT2 RS models and 33 other cars on the boat:

Porsche Brasil confirms that 37 of its new cars, in route from Hamburg, Germany to Santos, Brazil, were aboard the vessel Grande America that suffered a maritime incident near the coast of Brest, France, on March 12, 2019.

Among the fleet were four 911 GT2RS units. In a special decision and to uphold its commitment to its valued Brazilian customers, Porsche has ensured that those units will be reproduced in the order in which they were originally confirmed.

An Audi spokesperson confirmed to Jalopnik that a “small number” of Audi vehicles destined for the Brazilian market were onboard the ship.

The fire is believed to have started on the car deck, according to Jean-Louis Lozier, head of the regional maritime authority in France, via . French crews have been cleaning up oil slicks in the ocean, which are leaking from the ship that’s resting at a depth of about 4,600 meters, or about 15,000 feet.

Sadly, it’s not exactly like you’re going to go diving for a 911 GT2 RS and come up with something salvageable, if you’re getting any ideas. Authorities seem to believe that most of the contents of the ship burned up in the fire. But you never know, maybe it’s still worth a shot.

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