Ship carrying EVs abandoned in Pacific after catching fire

A ship carrying about 3,000 cars to Mexico was abandoned in the middle of the Pacific Ocean after catching fire Tuesday, highlighting a growing risk to the transportation of electric vehicles, Report informs via Bloomberg.

The fire aboard the Morning Midas occurred approximately 300 miles 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.