Last week, a cargo ship in the Pacific Ocean, a couple hundred miles south of the Aleutian Islands, had to be abandoned due to a fire that couldn’t be contained. The ship, “Morning Midas,” was transporting vehicles, including hundreds of EVs. The ship is now adrift in the Pacific, still on fire.
These electric vehicle fires at sea are establishing a pattern. At least no crew members died in the Morning Midas fire. A crew member on the Fremantle Highway was not so lucky two years ago, dying in that EV-fueled fire.
Another ship, the Felicity Ace also had to be abandoned at sea in 2022 because of an EV-fueled fire. The abandoned ship eventually sank, carrying with it a stewpot of toxic chemicals to poison the seabed below, and also carrying with it a load of electric vehicles and luxury cars, including Porsches and Bentleys.
At what point do shipping companies finally start refusing to transport these lithium ordnance devices?
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Last week, a cargo ship in the Pacific Ocean, a couple hundred miles south of the Aleutian Islands, had to be abandoned due to a fire that couldn’t be contained. The ship, “Morning Midas,” was transporting vehicles, including hundreds of EVs. The ship is now adrift in the Pacific, still on fire.
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These electric vehicle fires at sea are establishing a pattern. At least no crew members died in the Morning Midas fire. A crew member on the Fremantle Highway was not so lucky two years ago, dying in that EV-fueled fire.
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Another ship, the Felicity Ace also had to be abandoned at sea in 2022 because of an EV-fueled fire. The abandoned ship eventually sank, carrying with it a stewpot of toxic chemicals to poison the seabed below, and also carrying with it a load of electric vehicles and luxury cars, including Porsches and Bentleys.
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At what point do shipping companies finally start refusing to transport these lithium ordnance devices?
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