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 Adak Island in Alaska, with 22 crew members on board.
- The fire began on a deck carrying electric vehicles containing lithium-ion batteries, which can overheat and cause rapidly spreading fires.
- The crew started emergency firefighting efforts when smoke was detected and issued a distress signal shortly after, but ultimately abandoned the vessel after failing to control the blaze.
- The Morning Midas was carrying roughly 3,000 vehicles, including 800 electric cars, and was en route from Yantai, China, to Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico, expected June 15.
- All crew were safely rescued by a nearby vessel, the Coast Guard is monitoring the situation from a safe distance, and investigations into the fire’s cause are planned.
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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.
Fire on EV-loaded cargo ship off Alaska left to burn until salvage team arrives
WASHINGTON, June 7 — A fire on a cargo ship carrying electric vehicles off the coast of Alaska was left burning with salvage teams expected to intervene on Monday, according to media reports. The Alaskan coastguard received a distress call on Tuesday reporting a fire onboard the Morning Midas, a British-managed cargo ship with 22 crew members and carrying thousands of vehicles. The crew evacuated on a lifeboat before being rescued by another pri…
Fire on cargo ship off Alaska carrying EVs left burning
WASHINGTON: A fire on a cargo ship carrying electric vehicles off the coast of Alaska was left burning with salvage teams expected to intervene on Monday, according to media reports. The Alaskan coast guard received a distress call on Tuesday reporting a fire onboard the Morning Midas, a British-managed cargo ship with 22 crew members and carrying thousands of vehicles. The
More than 3,000 cars on fire off Alaska (Environment).
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