The U.S. Coast Guard is coordinating response efforts after a fire broke out aboard the vehicle carrier Morning Midas approximately 300 miles south of Adak, Alaska.
Photos: Car Carrier ‘Morning Midas’ Catches Fire with Electric Vehicles Off Alaska
There will be lot of blah blah, noise and all the ussual sermons, declarations , commitments and what not. May be even IMO sessions- why not. Travel money, posh hotels, dinners ,reports , briefings , lessons LEARNED!!! even.
When the dust settles all will be back to normal, shore side slackers will resume drinking coffee & munching biscuits .
Sameo, sameo ,same old shit untill another fire , another time , forums will explode again .
Car Carrier With EVs and Hybrids is Burning and Abandoned Mid-Pacific
One more reason I’m glad I no longer work on a ro-ro passenger ferry.
Burnt out Morning Midas sinks in North Pacific
The vehicle carrier Morning Midas that caught fire three weeks ago has sunk in the Pacific Ocean.
Source: https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/accidents/burnt-out-morning-midas-sinks-in-north-pacific
I thought it was interesting how photos show the fire was raging, with a giant black cloud of toxic smoke, and the reports said, “No environmental damage.”
The tug Gretchen Dunlap got a towline up on Morning Midias.
The tow was passed off to the big VSP escort tug Garth Foss after she arrived a few days ago.