A cargo vessel carrying about 3,000 vehicles, including hundreds of EVs, caught fire off Alaska’s coast on Tuesday, June 3. Flames grew to the point of forcing the crew to abandon ship. Zodiac Maritime,

Midas cargo ship, carrying over 3,000 cars, including 750 EVs and hybrids, was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean after a fire broke in the cargo hold

The US Coast Guard is responding to a fire on the 600-foot cargo ship Morning Midas near Alaska. No injuries have been reported, and the crew of 22 is actively battling the blaze, located 300 miles southwest of Adak.