The Morning Midas, a RoRo carrier transporting roughly 3,000 vehicles—including electric vehicles (EVs) from Chinese automakers—was abandoned by its 22-member crew following a fire on Wednesday morning.
Aerial reconnaissance imagery published on X overnight by the U.S. Coast Guard shows white smoke billowing from Morning Midas’ stern section.
“The status of the fire is currently unknown, but smoke is still emanating from the vessel,” the Coast Guard wrote in a press release.