Morning Midas, a cargo ship supplying nearly 3,000 vehicles to Mexico, lit a weeks ago and now sank near Alaska. According to the Bloomberg report, the crew left the ship on an on -board fire that they could not extinguish, so he got stuck in the water.
What led to fire?
Zodiac Maritime manager said Bloomberg News that smoke was first observed from a deck with electric vehicles. Of the 3,000 vehicles on the ship were about 800 electric vehicles. The manager added that the damage was further escalated as a result of the fire due to severe weather and after the entrance of the water, causing a sinking of 23 June.
“There is no visible pollution,” AP Petty said officer Cameron Snell, a spokesman for the American coastline based in Alaska. “We also have vessels on the scene right now to respond to any pollution,” he added.
A ship with 3,000 new vehicles was supposed to be delivered to the main Pacific port in Mexico. It remains unclear whether the vehicles were removed before the ship’s impact.
What happened to the crew members?
Morning Midas had 22 crew members on board. They were all evacuated into a lifeboat and were rescued by a nearby merchant ship. No injuries were reported.
Meanwhile, the crew arrived a few days after the fire damaged the ship. The company said two rescue, equipped with pollution control, remain in place to monitor any pollution or residues. According to the Associated Press, the crew was unharmed when Midas sank. As a preventive measure, the company also deploys another vessel for pollution.
The Coast Guard announced that 3 June received an emergency warning about the fire of Midas morning, approximately 300 miles (490 km) southwest of Adak Island.
About the morning midas
Morning Midas, 600 feet (183 meters) of cars and trucks built in 2006, operates under the Liberian flag. On May 26, Yantai left in China, headed for Mexico, informed etc.
(Tagstotranslate) Morning midas
