Officials said that a cargo ship carrying 3,000 vehicles sank off Alaska after a fire broke out on the vessel earlier this month.

A massive cargo ship carrying an estimated 3,000 vehicles capsized in international waters this week, causing it to sink, ...

Vehicles onboard were produced by SAIC General Motors, the joint venture between GM and Chinese government-owned SAIC Motor.

The U.S. Coast Guard said in a news release that the ship Morning Midas capsized and sank in international waters approximately 450 miles southwest of Adak on Monday, June 23—adding that the ...

An American shipping company has banned electric vehicles from travelling on its vessels following a series of fires at sea.

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 ...

Ocean shipping company Matson has refused to transport any more EVs on its ships after the Morning Midas disaster. The ...

FILE – In this photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, smoke rises from cargo vessel Morning Midas approximately 300 miles south of Adak, Alaska, June 3, 2025.

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.

A cargo ship that had been delivering new vehicles to Mexico sank in the North Pacific Ocean, weeks after crew members abandoned ship when they couldn’t extinguish an onboard fire that left the ...

Adak is about 1,200 miles (1,930 kilometers) west of Anchorage, Alaska’s largest city. The 600-foot (183-meter) Morning Midas was built in 2006 and sails under a Liberian flag.