US EditionCargo Ship with 22 Onboard Catches Fire Off Alaska Coast; US Coast Guard Responds, Says 'No One Injured'
- On Tuesday afternoon, a fire broke out on the cargo vessel Morning Midas while it was sailing near the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, approximately 300 miles from Adak Island. The ship was transporting around 3,000 vehicles to Mexico, of which roughly 800 were electric cars.
- The fire began when a deck carrying electric vehicles, which include highly flammable lithium-ion batteries, started smoking, leading the crew to send a distress alert 15 minutes later.
- The 600-foot ship, managed by London-based Zodiac Maritime, had left Yantai, China, on May 26 and was bound for Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico, with stops at key Chinese vehicle export hubs.
- All 22 crew members safely evacuated the vessel using a lifeboat and were subsequently picked up by a merchant ship in the vicinity, while the Coast Guard continues to observe the fire from a safe distance due to the potential explosion hazards posed by the ship's lithium-ion batteries.
- The uncontrolled fire could not be extinguished by the crew, prompting Coast Guard involvement and plans to investigate the cause, highlighting the dangers of transporting lithium-ion battery-powered cars by sea.
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A fire in a cargo ship carrying electric vehicles containing highly flammable lithium ion batteries burned off off the coast of Alaska on Wednesday night, more than 24 hours after it exploded, said the U.S. Coast Guard and the ship’s manager. A deck carrying electric vehicles began smoking on Tuesday afternoon when the ship, Morning Midas, was approximately 1,200 miles from Anchorage, according to its manager, Zodiac Maritime. The crew, unable t…
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A 600-foot cargo ship named the Morning Midas, which left China loaded with 3,048 vehicles, has been burning at sea since June 4th. Today would be day five (the last update was two days ago). Alaska Coast Guard reports that the crew was safely evacuated after a fire started and spread, the point of ignition ... Read more Source
The Coast Guard received a distress call indicating a fire on board a vessel carrying more than 3000 vehicles, including approximately 750 electric or hybrid vehicles.
A fire broke out off Alaska on a cargo ship carrying hundreds of electric vehicles, with a rescue operation scheduled for Monday, according to American media. ...
A fire was declared off Alaska on a cargo ship carrying hundreds of electric vehicles, with a rescue operation scheduled for Monday, according to American media.
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