<ul><li>A cargo ship carrying 3,000 cars, including around 750 electric or hybrid vehicles, was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean after a massive fire broke out.</li><li>Despite efforts by the crew, the fire on the ship named Morning Midas continued to burn, located approximately 304 miles south of Adak, Alaska.</li><li>The intensity of the fire led to the crew's decision to abandon the ship in lifeboats, and all 22 sailors were rescued by a nearby merchant vessel.</li><li>EV battery fires are difficult to extinguish due to thermal runaway, with large lithium-ion batteries igniting hotter fires that can reignite after being put out.</li></ul>

An abandoned ship full of EVs is burning in the Pacific

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