A salvage team is expected to arrive early next week at the scene of a cargo ship that was carrying about 3,000 vehicles to Mexico when it caught fire in waters off Alaska's Aleutian island chain. A ...

The U.S. Coast Guard and the ship’s operator said the crew was evacuated safely. According to the Anderson Economic Group, the loss of car cargo from the Midas is estimated at $120 million. The giant ...

The Coast Guard continues to respond to a vessel fire aboard the car carrier Morning Midas, located approximately 220 miles south of Adak, Alaska, as the first salvage vessel arrives on scene. The ...

The Morning Midas is now resting 16,000 feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean. After burning for weeks, the car carrier was lost in heavy seas, making it the ninth car carrier lost in just the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Air Station Kodiak A Coast Guard C-130J Super Hercules aircrew from Air Station Kodiak conducts ...

The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to a fire on board the 600-foot car carrier Morning Midas carrying hundreds of electric vehicles approximately 300 miles off the coast of Alaska. The vessel departed ...

The car carrier Morning Midas sank on June 23 following the fire that broke out on board on June 3. The fire was no longer active, but the vessel sank while awaiting the arrival of a tug with ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A salvage team is expected to arrive early next week at the scene of a cargo ship that was carrying about 3,000 vehicles to Mexico when it caught fire in waters off Alaska’s ...

Master of Zodiac Maritime-owned pure car and truck carrier reported smoke from vehicle deck laden with electric vehicles on June 3 with vessel later being abandoned Source: US Coast Guard A US Coast ...

A cargo ship carrying around 3,000 vehicles, including 800 electric vehicles, caught fire June 3 off the coast of Alaska, causing its crew to be evacuated – its operator Zodiac Maritime confirmed in a ...