{"id":382749,"date":"2025-06-11T16:53:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T14:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=382749"},"modified":"2025-06-11T16:53:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T14:53:53","slug":"on-a-bad-day-an-ev-can-do-100-million-dollars-worth-of-damage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=382749","title":{"rendered":"On a bad day an EV can do $100 million dollars worth of damage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From JoNova<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Jo Nova<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will anything be salvageable?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The latest update shows the fires still burning and (wow) extensive damage to the hull.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A week after fire broke out on the Morning Midas, the salvage crew have finally reached the boat. The bulk car carrier was abandoned last Tuesday and has been adrift 300 miles south of Alaska.   The ship only had 68 full EVs on board, with 681 hybrid cars, among a total load of 3,000 cars. But apparently that was quite enough to turn it into a 47,000 ton slow burning barbecue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Salvage Tug Arrives as Car Carrier ‘Morning Midas’ Continues to Burn Off Alaska Coast<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

But alas, a week later, the photos show the slow burn has consumed much of the ship. Even though the hull appears intact and the ship is not listing, the damage is extensive. How much of the cargo on board would have survived a week of smoke and heat?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Morning Midas is a bulk carrier which was headed from China to Mexico. The fire broke out last Tuesday Alaskan time, so it is said, from the deck where the electric cars were. After the crew sealed the doors and unleashed the carbon dioxide bottles, there wasn\u2019t much else they could do. All 22 sailors abandoned ship and were rescued by a Costco carrier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 46,800-ton ship itself was built in 2006 and is worth about $14 million. With 3,000 new cars at $30,000 each that would be a loss of $90 million. If the ship and cargo is lost, as happened to the Felicity Ace in 2022, the total loss could be around $100 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Without any realistic way to put out these fires, perhaps EV\u2019s will have to be parked on the top deck next to an ejector hatch, with a catapault? It would save so much money if they can be dumped at sea at the first sign of smoke?<\/p>\n\n\n

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World Cargo News<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Sal Mercogliano, a specialist on shipping news points out that on these ships, the cars are packed bumper to bumper and tied down with straps over the wheels. As the fire burns through the straps, he says the cars can start to roll on the seas. (His\u00a0youtube<\/a>\u00a0on this is here).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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World Cargo News<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

He also points out the crew have to get off early in a situation like this. They are 10 to 12 decks high above the water, or 100 \u2013 120 feet above water. The lifeboats must be lowered into the water, and if they wait too long, they might be unable to do that. At that point they are left jumping 30-40 meters into the cold Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What the ship looked like last week as the fires started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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GCaptain<\/a>:<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Imagine if this was a ferry with 300 passengers?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A week after fire broke out on the Morning Midas, the salvage crew have finally reached the boat. The bulk car carrier was abandoned last Tuesday and has been adrift 300 miles south of Alaska. The ship only had 68 full EVs on board, with 681 hybrid cars, among a total load of 3,000 cars. 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