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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 ...
Salvage crew headed to site of cargo ship fire in waters off Alaska's Aleutian island chain
The 600-foot (183-meter) Morning Midas was built in 2006 and sails under a Liberian flag. The car and truck carrier left ...
22 crew members rescued from lifeboat in North Pacific after ship carrying 3,000 cars catches fire
All crew members are safe after a fire broke out aboard a cargo ship south of Alaska's Adak Island. The ship was carrying ...
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USCG Alaska responds to burning car carrier Morning Midas
In the wake of the Felicity Ac e incident, car carrier fires involving EVs continue to be a concern and in a post on X, USCG ...
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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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Zodiac Maritime appoints Resolve Marine to respond to Morning Midas fire
Following the crew’s evacuation and until salvage tugs arrive on scene, Zodiac Maritime is continuing to monitor the Morning ...
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 ...
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Salvage crew bound for the site of a cargo ship fire off the coast of Alaska
All 22 Morning Midas crew members were uninjured ... It was headed to a major Pacific port in Mexico. A Dutch safety board, in a recent report, called for improving emergency response on North ...