The United States Coast Guard said the ship capsized at around 5:35 pm, and then sank to a depth of approximately 16,400 feet (4,999 meters). The ship was carrying 3,048 vehicles including 681 hybrids and 70 EVs. The latter have been rumored as a possible source of the fire, although that’s not entirely clear.

A cargo ship carrying over 3,000 vehicles, including electric models, sank in the North Pacific after a fire disabled its navigational systems, the U.S. Coast Guard reported. The Morning Midas capsized southwest of Adak,

A cargo ship carrying 3,000 new vehicles sank in the North Pacific off the coast of Alaska several weeks after catching fire and being abandoned by its crew.