Car mogul Ernie Boch Jr. has a Bentley on the burning cargo ship in the Atlantic Ocean

The luxury-car cargo ship that caught on fire while heading toward Rhode Island has a vehicle that belongs to Ernie Boch Jr.

The local car mogul said he has a 12-cylinder, battleship-grey Bentley on the merchant ship “Felicity Ace,” which has been burning for days in the Atlantic Ocean. A Bentley like that can sell for upwards of $200,000.

Other local auto dealers are also affected by this massive cargo ship fire. The Felicity Ace packed with thousands of Porsches, Audis and Volkswagens was on the way to Rhode Island’s port of Davisville.

“It will be a big impact on the manufacturing level, on the shipping level, and on the dealer level,” Boch told the Herald on Monday. “It’s quite tragic.”

The Portuguese Navy continues to monitor the merchant ship that caught on fire off the Azores in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The 22 crew members of the cargo ship were safely evacuated last week. The vessel is now adrift in the mid-Atlantic without a crew.

Around 4,000 vehicles are estimated to be on the 650-feet-long cargo ship. This fire comes as auto dealers have been facing delays from chip shortages and supply chain issues.

“The chip shortage and supply chain is trying to work its way out,” Boch said, adding that dealers could be seeing “the tail end” of those issues. “Now this is something that is going to come into play.”

Also, an “unfortunate thing” for Boch is the 12-cylinder Bentley is on the way out as big engines get discontinued, he said.

“This could be a dent into the final production of the 12s,” Boch added.

As the fire appears to be losing its intensity, firefighters could possibly board the ship and tow it to the Bahamas or Europe.

The cargo ship was sailing from Germany. The crew members were taken by helicopter to the Azores’ Faial Island, 100 miles away. None of the crew members were hurt.

“Our immediate thoughts are of relief that the 22 crew of the merchant ship ‘Felicity Ace’ are safe and well,” a spokesperson for Porsche Cars North America said in a statement to NBC. “A number of our cars are among the cargo.

“While it remains too early to confirm what occurred and next steps, we are — along with our colleagues at Porsche AG — supporting our customers and our dealers as best we can to find solutions,” the spokesperson added. “Anyone concerned by this incident and the implications on the car they’ve ordered should contact their Porsche dealer.”

Herald wire services were used in this report.