According to the U.S. Coast Guard report, smoke continues to come out on the transport vehicle, but there are currently no signs of a shipwreck! And a salvage ship carrying firefighting experts and fire extinguishing equipment will arrive at the wreck on June 9. But according to the Shipwreck Log, new images show that there is oil trace at the rear of the ship and the stern seems to be deeper than before. In addition to cars, the Morning Midas also carries 350 tons of gas and 1,530 tons of media.
Why did it burn for so many days (starting on June 3) and it would have to wait until today (June 9) to arrive, because it is in the distant sea, about 500 meters southwest of Adak Island in Alaska, almost on the middle high seas of the Pacific Ocean.
Morning Midas departs from Yantai Port, China and was originally scheduled to arrive at Mexico on June 15. The ship carries about 3,159 cars (including 65 all-electric cars and 681 hybrid cars). It is said that thick smoke first emerged from the deck loaded with electric vehicles, so it is suspected to be related to the high temperature combustion of lithium batteries, but the specific reasons are still to be investigated. The 22 crew members on the ship also urgently activated the fire system, but the fire could not be controlled. All the crews were safely evacuated to the lifeboat and rescued by nearby merchant ship Cosco Hellas, no one was injured.
As for what everyone is curious about, no one has come forward to admit that they are the victims, but Bloomberg said that these cars mainly come from many Chinese brands, including Chery and Great Wall Motors, and the detailed brands should take some time to confirm.
