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.

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