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Posted on 06/06/2025 5:02:43 AM PDT by george76
A cargo ship carrying 3,000 cars, including 800 electric vehicles, caught fire off the coast of Alaska and continues to burn. The Coast Guard says that all 22 crew members escaped the ship and were picked up by two nearby freighters.
The ship, a Liberian-registered car-carrier named "Morning Midas," was on its way to Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico, from Yantai, China..
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the Coast Guard is going to let the ship burn, since trying to put out a lithium-ion fire is nearly futile.
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In 2022, the Felicity Ace, a car carrier slightly larger than Morning Midas, sank in the Atlantic Ocean along with around 4,000 vehicles — including Bentleys and Porsches — after a fire onboard burned for nearly two weeks.
Lithium-ion batteries also pose risks to air travel. In recent months, Southwest Airlines and several carriers in Asia have tightened in-flight restrictions on the use and transport of the batteries. The bans in Asia went into effect after a fire destroyed a passenger jet at an airport in South Korea in January.
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The Morning Midas has now been abandoned and left to burn itself out. The Coast Guard can't fight the fire because throwing water on a burning lithium-ion battery is like igniting a large bomb.
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it may take weeks for the fire to burn itself out.
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If lithium-ion batteries weren't powering vehicles that are supposed to save the planet from climate change, they would not be in such widespread use. Perhaps we can find another power source to save the planet that isn't so hard to put out if it burns, doesn't let off toxic gases when it's on fire, and can be manufactured in the United States.
Is that too much to ask?
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Seems like it would be a fun training exercise for a local submarine.
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That should be covered under warranty and buff right out.
Saltwater loves electrical systems.
Imagine the confusion this must bring to fine folks like Al Gore and Greta Thunberg.
EVs: good
Out of control EV fires: bad
How will they ever process this?
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From a Crew Safety and cost standard it may make more sense to have the EVs towed in a large barge, so that it can be detached if they decide they don’t like travel over the ocean. That way you also don’t have to ‘dilute’ them with real cars in between which puts critical transportation needs at risk.
Probably the best use of EVs. Sending ships to the bottom of the sea to crate new reefs.
Pass a law against it. And put signs on bouys all along the route - “EV Fire-Free Zone”. Eventually, “Blame Trump” will come into play.
Never fear, the Left will just label them “zero emissions fires”. Problem solved!
Battery electric vehicles. They are not yet ready for prime time. Great idea but lots of teething problems still need to be worked out. They really jumped the gun on EVs — pushed by the Green Nazis. I love the concept and advantages of BEVs but they really put the cart before the horse shoving them down our throats rather than letting the free market take its natural course.
New battery tech is most definitely needed. Li-ion is not the way to go.
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Understanding the Dangers of Lithium-Ion Batteries Submerged in Water
"Fire Hazard Lithium-ion batteries are highly susceptible to catching fire when submerged in water. The water can cause the battery to short circuit, and as the battery heats up, it may ignite. Even worse, water cannot extinguish a lithium battery fire. Instead, it can exacerbate the flames, making........."
How many American democrats and other libtards driving EVs
Have to drive how many miles a year
For how many years
To offset the polution and CO2 emissions and damage to Gaia
Caused by the burning of the 600 foot long, 46,800 ton cargo ship and the cargo of 3,000 cars
And the eventual sinking of the ship including 350 metric tons of gas fuel, 1,530 metric tons of fuel oil and the cargo of 3,000 burned cars??
I need to get a globe. My first thought was why was ship up in Alaska. Is that the best route from China to Mexico?
Shipping that way should be outlawed. Make the cars such that final assembly with a battery can be done at the destination.
Saving the environment, one EV at a time. Or, in this case, 800 at a time.
Shorter. Same reason planes fly a “polar” route from say D.C. to the Middle East.
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