EV-Carrying Ship That Caught Fire in Pacific Ocean Has Sunk
The Morning Midas, a ship that caught fire in the Pacific Ocean earlier this month, has sunk, its manager said.
The vessel was abandoned in the middle of the pacific after a blaze. It was carrying about 3,000 vehicles of which about 800 were electric vehicles.
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