A car carrier off the coast of Alaska that has been on fire for several weeks has sunk, taking a payload of several thousand vehicles with it.

The 600-foot Morning Midas was carrying about 3,000 vehicles when it began to burn June 3 near Adak Island. The crew evacuated without injuries.

Photo: U.S. Coast Guard/Air Station Kodiak/Reuters The Morning Midas car carrier sank in the Pacific Ocean late Monday, weeks after a fire started on a deck that was carrying electric vehicles.

Car Carrier Sinks in Pacific After Blaze on Deck Carrying EVs The 600-foot-long ship had been adrift since June 3, when a fire broke out and forced the crew to abandon the vessel.

A car carrier severely damaged by fire earlier this month has sunk in the North Pacific Ocean, more than three weeks after the initial outbreak onboard. The Morning Midas, a Liberia-flagged vessel ...