US Coast Guard responding to cargo ship fire near Alaska; no injuries reported


  • World
  • Wednesday, 04 Jun 2025

(Reuters) -The U.S. Coast Guard said on Wednesday it was responding to a fire on board a 600 foot (183 m) cargo ship near Alaska, but added that no injuries had been reported.

The ship, Morning Midas, had 22 people on board and was located 300 miles (482.8 km) southwest of Adak in Alaska. The ship's crew was actively fighting the fire, the coast guard said.

The Liberia-flagged cargo ship's destination was set for Lazaro Cardenas in Mexico, according to LSEG data.

The coast guard said that aircrews and a cutter ship were en route to assist with the situation, and three vessels were already on scene.

The U.S. Coast Guard and the ship's owner Hawthorn Navigation Limited did not immediately reply to requests for comment.

(Reporting by Shubham Kalia and Rajveer Singh Pardesi in Bengaluru; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)

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