Midas, a 600-footcargo ship carrying 3,048 vehicles, including 70 fully electric vehicles (EVs) and 681 hybrids, sank in the Pacific Ocean

Midas cargo ship, delivering 3,000 vehicles to Mexico, has sunk after a fire led to crew evacuation. The fire started near electric vehicles and worsened due to weather.

A massive cargo ship carrying an estimated 3,000 vehicles capsized in international waters this week causing it to sink, according to the US Coast Guard. The Morning Midas, operated by the London-based company Zodiac Maritime, sank on Monday, June 23, around 5:30 p.m., officials said. The incident occurred about 450 miles southwest of Adak, Alaska.