Alaskan authorities were looking to control any likely explosions Thursday after a ship carrying 3,000 vehicles to Mexico, including 800 electric vehicles, was gutted by a massive fire.
The 22 crew abandoned ship after they could not control a fire aboard in waters off Alaska's Aleutian island chain.
A large plume of smoke was initially seen at the ship's stern coming from the deck loaded with electric vehicles on Tuesday, according to U.S. Coast Guard photos and a Wednesday statement from the ship’s management company, London-based Zodiac Maritime.
There were no reported injuries among the 22 crew members of the Morning Midas.
Crew members abandoned ship, were evacuated onto a lifeboat and rescued by the crew of a nearby merchant vessel called the Cosco Hellas in the North Pacific, roughly 490 kilometers (300 miles) southwest of Adak Island.
