Convertible explodes and catches fire in the ocean after getting stuck in a mudflat
The flaming luxury rental car spewing black smoke after catching fire in a mudflat – September 19 around 5:30 in Matsuda, Ginoza.
September 22, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
On September 19 around 3:20 p.m. off the coast of Matsuda in Ginoza, a 110 call came in saying “I got stuck in a mudflat in my car, and I can’t get it out.” The car was an American-made convertible rental car with the top down. While trying to tow the car out of the water, a spark under the hood caught fire which led to an explosion, engulfing the car in flames. Thankfully, no one was injured.
According to someone involved in the event, the incident occurred on a shoal near national route 329. A pair of visitors to Okinawa in their 20’s entered the shoal in their vehicle at low tide via a slope used by U.S. military amphibious vehicles for entering and leaving the water. About 50 meters down the car got stuck in the sand and could no longer move. It was at this time that they contacted the police, and around two hours later the car caught fire while trying to tow it out.
A woman who witnessed the event said, “The tide came in little by little until the tires were half-submerged in the water. The electronics in the car started to flicker, and then immediately a fire broke out. In the blink of an eye the luxury car exploded and was totaled.”
(English translation by T&CT and Sam Grieb)
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