Morning Midas fire: What was behind sinking of 3,000 vehicles onboard Cargo ship? Here's what we know
Smoke was first observed coming from a deck with electrical vehicles, manager Zodiac Maritime told Bloomberg News when the incident first happened. Out of 3,000 vehicles on the ship, about 800 were electric vehicles. The damages due to the fire were further escalated because of heavy weather and following water ingress, causing the sinking on June 23, the manager added.
'There is no visible pollution,' Petty Officer Cameron Snell, an Alaska-based US Coast Guard spokesperson told AP."Right now we also have vessels on scene to respond to any pollution," he added.
The ship with 3,000 new vehicles was scheduled to be delivered to a major Pacific port in Mexico. It remains unclear whether the cars were removed before the ship sank.
The Morning Midas had 22 crew members onboard. They were all evacuated to a lifeboat and were rescued by a nearby merchant vessel. No injuries were reported.
Meanwhile, the salvage crew reached days after the fire damaged the vehicle. The company stated that two salvage tugs equipped with pollution control gear will stay on site to watch for pollution or debris. The crew of these ships was unharmed when the Morning Midas sank, AP reported. The company is also sending another pollution response vehicle as a precautionary measure.
The Coast Guard reported receiving a distress alert on June 3 regarding a fire on the Morning Midas, approximately 300 miles (490 kms) southwest of Adak Island.
The Morning Midas, a 600-foot (183-meter) car and truck carrier built in 2006, operates under a Liberian flag. It departed Yantai, China, on May 26, heading to Mexico, AP reported.
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