Electric cars catch fire, entire ship sinks in the sea, 3000 vehicles submerged
Electric Vehicle Fire Sinks Ship: A fire in a cargo ship near Alaska sank the entire ship in the sea. This ship named 'Morning Midas' was carrying about 3,000 vehicles to Mexico, out of which 800 were electric vehicles.
There was a serious marine accident near Alaska, where an electric car fire submerged a full shipping vessel into the water. The accident happened aboard a vessel named 'Morning Midas', which was transporting some 3,000 vehicles from China to Mexico. This vessel also happened to transport some 800 electric vehicles.
According to a Bloomberg News report, the accident happened on June 3 when the ship was 300 miles (about 490 km) southwest of Alaska. Smoke was seen rising from the deck of the ship, after which the fire spread rapidly. The situation worsened due to heavy weather and water entering inside and finally, the ship sank on 23 June.
The ship's management company, Zodiac Maritime, said that smoke first came out from the deck where the electric vehicles were kept. The fire was so fierce that the crew on the ship had to be evacuated through a rescue boat. The relief was that all 22 crew members were rescued safely.
The 'Morning Midas' ship was 600 feet (183 meters) long and was built in 2006 and left from Yantai, China on 26 May. Its destination was a large port in Mexico.
It is not clear now whether the cars were unloaded before the ship sank or not, but this accident has once again raised a big question about the safety of electric vehicles.
