Officials said that a cargo ship carrying 3,000 vehicles sank off Alaska after a fire broke out on the vessel earlier this month.

A cargo ship carrying 3,000 new vehicles sank in the North Pacific off the coast of Alaska several weeks after catching fire and being abandoned by its crew.

A massive cargo ship carrying an estimated 3,000 vehicles capsized in international waters this week, causing it to sink, according to the US Coast Guard. The Morning Midas, operated by the London-based company Zodiac Maritime,