Cargo ship sailing from China with 3,000 cars left to burn off Alaska

Crew evacuates vessel that was heading from Yantai to Mexico

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Smoke rises from a fire aboard the cargo vessel Morning Midas, carrying around 3,000 vehicles, including 800 electric vehicles, on June 3. (U.S. Coast Guard via Reuters)

(Reuters) -- The crew of a cargo ship carrying around 3,000 vehicles, including 800 electric vehicles, abandoned it off the coast of Alaska after a fire broke out onboard, its operator Zodiac Maritime said on Wednesday.

The 22 crew members were safely evacuated from the ship after they failed to put out the fire, Zodiac said as it focuses on salvaging the vessel.

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