London | A ship carrying about 3000 cars to Mexico was abandoned in the middle of the Pacific Ocean after catching fire, highlighting a growing risk to the transportation of electric vehicles.
The fire aboard the Morning Midas occurred about 480 kilometres 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.
