India, June 25 -- Weeks after it caught fire, a cargo ship carrying automobiles, including electric vehicles, to Mexico, sank in the North Pacific Ocean.

The ship, Morning Midas, was delivering 3,000 new vehicles, of which 800 were EVs, to Mexico. The carrier had been abandoned by its crew after an onboard fire which could not be extinguished.

The ship sank in international waters off the Aleutian Islands chain in Alaska, according to the ship's management company, London-based Zodiac Maritime. The damage due to the flames, combined with bad weather and water seepage, led to the Morning Midas sinking 16,404 feet deep, 415 miles away from land, as per the Associated Press.

After its sinking, a US coast guard spokesperson said that there...