A cargo ship that had been delivering new vehicles to Mexico sank in the North Pacific Ocean, weeks after crew members abandoned ship when they couldn’t extinguish an onboard fire that left the carrier dead in the water.

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

A cargo ship that had been hauling 3,000 new cars caught fire and sank in the North Pacific Ocean. The Morning Midas sank near the Aleutian Islands in international waters off the coast of Alaska, The Associated Press reported. It was owned by Zodiac Maritime and was sailing under the Liberian flag, headed from China to Mexico, USA Today reported.