Ship carrying EVs abandoned in Pacific after catching fire

A ship carrying about 3,000 cars to Mexico was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean after catching fire on June 3, highlighting a growing risk to the transportation of electric vehicles (EVs).

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LONDON - A ship carrying about 3,000 cars to Mexico was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean after catching fire on June 3, highlighting a growing risk to the transportation of electric vehicles (EVs).

The fire aboard the Morning Midas occurred about 300 miles (483km) south of Adak Island in Alaska, according to the US Coast Guard. Smoke was first seen coming from a deck of the vessel, whose cargo included about 800 EVs, the ship's manager Zodiac Maritime said in a statement.

The crew initiated firefighting procedures, but the blaze could not be brought under control, Zodiac said. Responders were being deployed to support salvage and firefighting operations, it added. A spokesperson for the company declined to comment on who owns the vehicles.