A ship in the northern Pacific carrying 3000 cars hunting fire, forcing 22 crew members to save them from the salvation boat
The crew of the 3000 -cars shipping to Mexico, including 800 electric cars, is deserted after they were unable to control a fire on the ship in the water off the Alaska Island series.
A large group of smoke was initially seen at the back of the ship coming from the loaded deck Electric vehicles Tuesday, according to the photos of the US Coast Guard and a statement on Wednesday from the ship management company, London -based Zodiac Martim.
No injuries were reported between 22 crew members of the MORINING MIDAS.
The crew members were abandoned, and it was evacuated on a survival boat and was saved by a nearby commercial ship called Cosco Hella in the North Pacific, about 300 miles (490 km) southwest of the island of Adac. ADAK is about 1,200 miles (1930 km) west of the city of Anchorage, the largest city in the state.
The crew started firefighting procedures in emergency situations with a fire suppression system on board. But they were unable to bring fire under control.
“The relevant authorities have been notified, and we are working closely with emergency respondents by spreading a tension to support rescue and shooting,” said Zodiac Martimi in a statement. “Our priorities are to ensure the continued safety of the crew and protect the marine environment.”
The US Coast Guard said he had sent a crew to your hands and a ship to the area. The state of the fire on the ship was not known on Wednesday afternoon, but the smoke was still emitting, according to the Coast Guard.
Admiral Megan Dean, commander of the seventh coast guard region, said in a statement that the research and rescue part of the response had ended, the Coast Guard was working with the marine zodiac to determine how to restore the ship and what will be done.
“We are grateful to the non -selfish actions of the three nearby ships that helped respond and the crew of the Cosco Hella, which helped save 22 people,” Dean said.
Mooring Midas 600 feet (183 meters), a car and truck carrier, was built in 2006 and a lobby under a Liberian flag.
Yantai cars left China, on May 26, according to the industry siteMarinetraffic.com. They were shipped to Lazaro Cardenas, a large port in the Pacific Ocean in Mexico.
Earlier this month, DutchThe Safety Council called for an improvement in the emergency responseIn the north sea Shipping methods after aFittle 2023 fire on a cargo shipIt was carrying 3000 cars, including approximately 500 electric cars, from Germany to Singapore.
This fire killed one person, injured others and burned out of control for a week, and the ship was finally pulled into a port in the Northern Netherlands to save it.
The accident increased the focus on safety issues on the open sea and onContainers that fall from the huge chargingWhich has increased in size significantly in recent decades. Now up to more than 80 % of international trade by sea size, and the largest container ships are longer than three soccer fields.
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