- Cargo Ship : The Morning Midas, carrying ~3,000 new vehicles, sank in the North Pacific after a fire left it adrift.
- The ship sank 415 miles from land near Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, in water roughly 16,404 feet deep.
- All 22 crew members abandoned the ship safely and were rescued by a nearby vessel. No injuries.
- Cargo included about 70 electric and 680 hybrid cars.
- The fire started on June 3, making the ship inoperable until salvage crews arrived.
- Two salvage tugs with pollution equipment remain on site; another vessel is en route for added precautions.
- No visible pollution detected so far, confirmed by the US Coast Guard and Zodiac Maritime.
- Similar incidents have prompted calls for improved emergency response for cargo ship carrying electric vehicles.
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