ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A
large cargo ship with a fire in its hold is being kept 2 miles (3.22 kilometers) offshore of an Alaska port as a precaution while efforts are undertaken to extinguish the flames, the U.S. Coast Guard said Saturday.
There were no injuries to the 19 crew members aboard the Genius Star XI, which was carrying a load of
lithium-ion batteries across the Pacific Ocean, from Vietnam to San Diego, the
guard’s Alaska district said in a release.
U.S. Coast Guard said a large cargo ship with an active fire in its hold is being kept offshore of an Alaska port as a precaution while efforts are undertaken to extinguish the flames.
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