Ship carrying 3,000 cars catches fire in Pacific (PHOTOS)

載有 3000 輛汽車的貨輪在太平洋起火

All 22 crew members evacuated unscathed from the Morning Midas, which was transporting electric and hybrid vehicles from China to Mexico

晨光米達(dá)斯號貨輪全體 22 名船員安全撤離，該船當(dāng)時正將電動及混合動力汽車從中國運往墨西哥

A cargo vessel carrying more than 3,000 electric and hybrid vehicles from China to Mexico has caught fire in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Alaska. All 22 crew members evacuated unharmed aboard a lifeboat and were rescued by a nearby merchant vessel.

一艘載有 3000 多輛電動及混合動力汽車、從中國駛往墨西哥的貨輪在阿拉斯加附近太平洋海域起火。船上 22 名船員全部安全撤離至救生艇，并獲附近商船營救。

An estimated 750 electric and hybrid vehicles were among the 3000 on board the vessel at the time.

據(jù)悉船上 3000 輛汽車中約有 750 輛為電動及混合動力車型。

The Liberian-flagged and UK-managed Morning Midas sent a distress call on Tuesday afternoon while approximately 300 miles (490km) southwest of Adak Island, according to the US Coast Guard.

據(jù)美國海岸警衛(wèi)隊稱，這艘懸掛利比里亞國旗、由英國管理的"晨光米達(dá)斯"號于周二下午在阿達(dá)克島西南約 300 英里（490 公里）處發(fā)出遇險信號。

The Coast Guard requested assistance from three nearby merchant vessels and dispatched several of its own ships and aircraft to the site of the incident.

海岸警衛(wèi)隊向附近三艘商船請求支援，并派遣多艘艦艇和飛機前往事發(fā)地點。

Apart from its cargo, the ship is estimated to have approximately 1,900 metric tons of fuel onboard.

除運載的貨物外，估計船上還載有約 1900 公噸燃料。

The authorities had decided to allow the fire to burn out and not attempt to extinguish it due to the risks posed by the lithium-ion batteries in the vehicles on board, according to Alaska Coast Guard spokeswoman, Petty Officer First Class Shannon Kearney, as quoted by the New York Times.

據(jù)《紐約時報》引述阿拉斯加海岸警衛(wèi)隊發(fā)言人、一等士官香農(nóng)·科爾尼的說法，由于船上車輛搭載的鋰離子電池存在爆炸風(fēng)險，當(dāng)局決定讓火勢自行燃盡而不嘗試撲滅。

The battery type can cause an explosion and also produce toxic gases if it catches fire.

該類型電池一旦起火可能引發(fā)爆炸，并釋放有毒氣體。

Zodiac Maritime, the company managing the cargo ship, said in a statement that the blaze started at around 00:00 UTC on June 3. 

貨輪管理公司佐迪亞克海運在聲明中表示，火災(zāi)始于協(xié)調(diào)世界時 6 月 3 日凌晨 00:00 左右。