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Salvage crew bound for the site of a cargo ship fire off the coast of Alaska
A salvage team is expected to arrive early next week at the scene of a cargo ship that was carrying about 3,000 vehicles to ...
Morning Midas, ship carrying 3,000 cars, abandoned after fire on electric vehicle deck
The crew of a cargo ship carrying thousands of vehicles, including 800 EVs, abandoned it off the coast of Alaska on Wednesday ...
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File of cargo ship Morning Midas which later caught fire off Alaska
File footage from 2020 showing cargo ship Morning Midas sailing in Japan's Kanmon Strait. Video credit: YouTube @binmei ...
Cargo Ship Carrying Electric Vehicles Burns Off Alaska
The U.S. Coast Guard said it would allow the fire to burn because the cars’ lithium-ion batteries could explode. The ship’s ...
Map: Cargo Ship With 3,000 Vehicles Abandoned Off Alaska Island
The crew of a cargo ship carrying thousands of vehicles from China to Mexico had to abandon the vessel off Alaska's Adak Island when they were unable to control a fire that broke out on board. The ...
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Salvage experts, Coast Guard responding to burning cargo ship adrift near Adak
A 600-foot cargo ship that caught fire June 3 near the remote Aleutian island of Adak is still burning. The crew of the ...
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An abandoned ship full of EVs is burning in the Pacific
A cargo ship transporting 3,000 cars was abandoned ... which are notoriously difficult to extinguish once ignited. The ship, named Morning Midas, was reportedly carrying 3,000 cars on a journey ...
Crew Abandons Cargo Ship After Massive Electric Vehicle Inferno
A dramatic maritime emergency unfolded this week in the remote waters of the North Pacific, as the crew of the car carrier ...