Late last month, the Fremantle Highway, a cargo ship carrying new vehicles destined for Singapore, was destroyed in a horrific fire that claimed the life of a crew member and injured many more.

New images have surfaced on the internet, giving us an inside look at the destruction the blaze left in its wake. Below, we can see several vehicles reduced to ash and burnt metal. Based on the roofline and remnants of the rear-mounted engine, the cars in the foreground appear to be Porsche 911s.

Further back, a Porsche Taycan was also lost in the fire. While we can't be sure, the hood and body shape suggests it was once an example of Zuffenhausen's electric sedan. Another image shows the incinerated shells of Mini Cooper Hardtop 5-Door models.

RTL Nieuws, a Dutch news agency, also shared additional pictures of a charred Mini Cooper Clubman.

This is the first time we've seen evidence of Porsche vehicles onboard. In our last update, CarBuzz reported that a staggering 3,784 cars were being carried across the ocean, many of which were Mercedes-Benz and BMW vehicles. The vessel was rated to carry around 6,000 vehicles, so it was just over half its capacity when the fire broke out on July 26.

Emergency workers have said the source of the blaze was an electric car battery. Initially, it was believed that just 25 EVs were on board, but later reports have since said there were 498 battery-powered vehicles on the Fremantle Highway.

Andreas Mrosek, a German politician with the right-wing populist party Alternative for Germany, shared pictures of the aftermath and called electric cars dangerous. "E-cars are dangerous goods and must be treated as such. Imagine an e-car fire on a sear ferry! Evacuate 200 passengers! Bad situation for captain and crew!" he wrote.

Whatever your political ideology, you must admit, Mrosek makes a valid point. While EVs are statistically less likely to combust spontaneously, this isn't the first time an electric vehicle has caused a fire on a car carrier. Last year, the Felicity Ace cargo ship was engulfed in flames after an EV reportedly caught alight. Around 4,000 vehicles were destroyed, including pricey Porsches, Lamborghini Aventador Ultimaes, and Bentleys.

According to RTL Nieuws, Peter Berdowski, CEO of salvage company Boskalis, said there are approximately 1,000 unharmed vehicles on the lower four decks of the ship that are "perfectly towable." But dealers and customers waiting for these cars will never see them again.

Not only is it difficult to remove these untouched cars from the ship, but there's a chance they may have been damaged in other ways. "You don't want the cars to catch fire again because of the towing, and all the misery starts all over again," added Berdowski.

Removing the destroyed cars may also prove difficult. The fire was so severe that some of the wrecks have "completely merged with the cars," added Berdowski. "The decks are very badly damaged and difficult to access."

Initial evaluations suggest the loss totals more than $330 million. Hopefully, this devastating event will push EV makers and shipping companies to find a safer way to transport electric vehicles. The fact that someone died is horrific and highlights the urgent need for a rapid solution to this problem - even if that means having robust firefighting equipment on board.

After the Felicity Ace debacle, Mitsui OSK Lines announced that it would no longer be transporting electric vehicles aboard its vessels. "The number of used EVs we transport has been increasing recently, so we have decided to review our standards for accepting used vehicles and have decided to suspend accepting booking of used battery electric vehicles for the time being," said the company last year.

Following this tragedy, we won't be surprised if more shipping firms follow suit.