US EditionCargo Ship Sinking Update: What Caused Morning Midas Disaster with 3,000 Vehicles Onboard? Here's All We Know
- The 600-foot cargo ship Morning Midas caught fire near Adak Island on June 3 while transporting approximately three thousand vehicles, among which about eight hundred were electric.
- The fire began on a deck containing electric vehicles, and the investigation is ongoing amid reports that the ship’s CO2-based fire suppression system became ineffective after depleting its agent.
- The 22 crew members implemented emergency procedures but evacuated safely after the fire spread, and salvage teams with pollution control remain on site monitoring the situation.
- Zodiac Maritime stated no realistic way existed to save anything aboard, and Petty Officer Cameron Snell confirmed, "There is no visible pollution," while additional pollution response equipment is en route.
- The vessel sank on Monday due to a combination of fire damage, rough weather, and water intake, with investigations into the cause to be carried out by parties including Liberia and Zodiac Maritime.
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Three weeks after a fire broke out on a freighter off the coast of Alaska, the vessel sank in the Pacific Ocean with thousands of cars on it, according to US media. All crew members – 22 of them – were successfully evacuated, and the coast guard states that there are no traces of pollution for now.
Cargo ship sinking update: What caused Morning Midas disaster with 3,000 vehicles onboard? Here's all we know
The Morning Midas cargo ship, delivering 3,000 vehicles to Mexico, has sunk after a fire led to crew evacuation. The fire started near electric vehicles and worsened due to weather.
Car carrier Morning Midas sinks in North Pacific after weeks-long fire
The Morning Midas, a 600-foot car carrier that had been burning at sea for nearly three weeks, has sunk in the North Pacific Ocean, according to an update from salvage operator Resolve Marine. The vessel finally went down at approximately 4:35 pm local time on June 23, in international waters about 360 nautical miles from the […] The post Car carrier Morning Midas sinks in North Pacific after weeks-long fire appeared first on Must Read Alaska.
After 2-week burn, cargo ship carrying thousands of vehicles sinks in North Pacific
The 600-foot Morning Midas caught fire around June 3 near Adak Island. A United States Coast Guard cutter and aircraft crews responded to the fire, and all of the cargo ship’s crew members were evacuated safely. (Courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard) A cargo ship that caught fire off the Western Aleutians sank Monday morning amid salvage operations in the North Pacific Ocean. The 600-foot Morning Midas was carrying thousands of vehicles when it began to…
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