Porsche Reopens Production Line After Shipment Of 991 GT2 RS Is Lost In Cargo Ship Disaster

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 Porsche 911 GT2 RS, didn’t make it.

Carscoops 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.

zlives - 3/20/2019 3:10:42 PM

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and in 20 years the lost gt2RS will return... and since they would technically not exist they will be even more rare and expensive.

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 3/20/2019 3:41:34 PM

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I would love to read the fine print in their insurance policy. That has to be a very pricey claim.

MDarringer - 3/22/2019 8:57:53 AM

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A great way for VW to make some money.

PUGPROUD - 3/20/2019 4:39:31 PM

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A number of years back I remember reading that someone did not properly strap down a Volvo on one of these super ships transporting 400 vehicles from Sweden to New Jersey. During rough seas this one Volvo broke loose, bounced around in the bottom of the ship and destroyed 200 other brand new cars.

skytop - 3/20/2019 6:24:22 PM

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Some very lucky fish will be living it up in a grand GT2 rent free!
Fish love German leather.

valhallakey - 3/22/2019 1:11:40 AM

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I want to know exactly where this thing went down. I am going fishing.