# Car carrier on fire in North Pacific **URL:** \ **Category:** Marine Incidents\ **Created:** [June 4, 2025, 10:59am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/car-carrier-on-fire-in-north-pacific/72742 "2025-06-04T10:59:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2025, 10:59am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/car-carrier-on-fire-in-north-pacific/72742/1 "2025-06-04T10:59:38Z")
> **[Crew evacuate fire-hit Zodiac car carrier - Splash247](https://splash247.com/crew-evacuate-fire-hit-zodiac-car-carrier/)** > > London-based owner Zodiac Maritime has launched an emergency response following a fire that broke out on its 4,902 ceu car carrier Morning Midas. According to the company, the incident occurred at around midnight local time on June 3 in the Pacific... > [@](#): > > The 2006-built vessel is loaded with around 3,000 vehicles, 800 of which are electric. Smoke was initially seen emanating from a deck carrying electric vehicles. > The crew immediately initiated emergency firefighting procedures using the vessel’s onboard fire suppression systems. However, the situation could not be brought under control. ---
**Author:** ![spowiednick](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/spowiednick/32/35668_2.png) [@spowiednick](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/spowiednick)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2025, 12:31am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/car-carrier-on-fire-in-north-pacific/72742/2 "2025-06-05T00:31:18Z")
The U.S. Coast Guard is coordinating response efforts after a [fire broke out](https://gcaptain.com/us-coast-guard-responding-to-fire-aboard-600-foot-car-carrier-morning-midas-300-miles-off-coast-of-alaska/) 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](https://gcaptain.com/photos-car-carrier-morning-midas-catches-fire-with-electric-vehicles-off-alaska/) ---
**Author:** ![spowiednick](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/spowiednick/32/35668_2.png) [@spowiednick](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/spowiednick)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2025, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/car-carrier-on-fire-in-north-pacific/72742/3 "2025-06-05T13:36:39Z")
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](https://maritime-executive.com/article/car-carrier-with-800-evs-is-burning-and-abandoned-mid-pacific) [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/0/7/073898d93b7066354fa1b0d41432f3bf947497c4.jpeg "Morning Midas On Fire and Abandoned off the Coast of Alaska | 3000 cars on board, 800 are EVs") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFhhvr_afws) ---
**Author:** ![SteamerCook](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/steamercook/32/52170_2.png) [@SteamerCook](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/SteamerCook)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2025, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/car-carrier-on-fire-in-north-pacific/72742/4 "2025-06-05T22:02:26Z")
One more reason I’m glad I no longer work on a ro-ro passenger ferry. ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2025, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/car-carrier-on-fire-in-north-pacific/72742/5 "2025-06-25T12:02:29Z")
# 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. > [@](#): > > The Morning Midas sank on 23 June 16:35 hrs local time in the North Pacific according to a statement released managers Zodiac Maritime. The vessel sank in international waters according to a report from salvors Resolve Marine. > The [Liberian](https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/keyword/liberian-registry)-registered car carrier had suffered serious fire damage following a blaze that broke out 3 June and this was compounded by heavy weather and subsequent water ingress that caused the vessel to sink. Zodiac said the Morning Midas sank in waters 5,000 metres deep and 360 nautical miles from land. Source: [https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/accidents/burnt-out-morning-midas-sinks-in-north-pacific](https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/accidents/burnt-out-morning-midas-sinks-in-north-pacific) ---
**Author:** ![spowiednick](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/spowiednick/32/35668_2.png) [@spowiednick](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/spowiednick)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2025, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/car-carrier-on-fire-in-north-pacific/72742/6 "2025-06-25T14:05:21Z")
> **[Burned-Out Car Carrier Sinks in Pacific Three Weeks After Fire Began](https://maritime-executive.com/article/burned-out-car-carrier-sinks-in-pacific-three-weeks-after-fire-began)** > > Zodiac Maritime, managers of the car carrier Morning Midas, reports that it received information from the salvage team that the fire-damaged vessel sa... ---
**Author:** ![RogueResponder1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a88e57/32.png) [@RogueResponder1](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/RogueResponder1)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2025, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/car-carrier-on-fire-in-north-pacific/72742/7 "2025-06-25T20:51:49Z")
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.” ---
**Author:** ![tugsailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@tugsailor](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/tugsailor)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2025, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/car-carrier-on-fire-in-north-pacific/72742/8 "2025-06-25T21:45:03Z")
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.