Cargo ship carrying new vehicles sinks in international waters

Smoke rises from cargo vessel Morning Midas south of Adak, Alaska - (U.S. Coast Guard)

A cargo ship that had been delivering about 3,000 new vehicles to Mexico sank in the North Pacific Ocean, just weeks after crew members abandoned ship when they couldn’t extinguish an onboard fire that left the carrier dead in the water.

The Morning Midas sank in international waters off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain on Monday, the ship’s management company, London-based Zodiac Maritime, said.