by Tyler Durden
On Tuesday, the Morning Midas—a roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vehicle carrier—was abandoned by its crew in the central Pacific Ocean following an onboard fire, according to a Bloomberg report.
The vessel was transporting approximately 3,000 vehicles, including an estimated 800 electric vehicles (EVs). The fire’s origin has not been confirmed, though lithium-ion battery ignition remains a possible cause given the cargo profile and previous mid-sea incidents involving EVs (see here & here).
Morning Midas had departed China in late May with a scheduled port call in Mexico, according to Bloomberg data.
The US Coast Guard evacuated all 22 crew members from the RoRo carrier to a nearby merchant vessel earlier today. Coast Guard sea-based assets are en route to the incident area.
The ship’s manager, Zodiac Maritime, confirmed that smoke was billowing from the deck. A company spokesperson said salvage support teams are en route.
Insurance giant Allianz has long emphasized the need to strengthen safety protocols for all maritime shipments involving lithium-ion batteries given the proliferation of green tech around the world.
It was carrying cars to Mexico, & was mid-Pacific. OK, cars from where? from China? Were these China EVs?
Off topic: I just watched a few minutes of Bishop Barron’s interview with Tucker, as much of it as I could stomach.
Barron doesn’t know the St. Michael prayer. He can mention it but not recite it, which means he never uses it. And his comments about the Rosary are of the, “Oh those silly Irish monks who rattle it off – hah hah” variety.
Debased. (opposite of based)
There’s a video on YT of Fr Ripperger saying something he never said. I verified this with him. I also got email from EWTN (?) that said happy feast of St Matthew when it was St Matthias day, May 14 new, asking for $ of course. I don’t trust anything on screen.