New Delhi, June 4 -- On Wednesday, the US Coast Guard responded to a fire on board a 600 foot (183 m) cargo ship containing 22 people near Alaska, stating that no injuries had been reported. The ship, Morning Midas was located 300 miles (482.8 km) southwest of Adak in Alaska. Its crew was actively fighting the fire, the coast guard mentioned.

According to LSEG data, the Liberia-flagged cargo ship was headed to Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico. The US Coast Guard said that aircrews and a cutter ship were on their way to assist, while three other ships were already at the scene. Neither the Coast Guard nor the ship's owner, Hawthorn Navigation Limited, immediately responded to requests for comment, Reuters reported.

(With inputs from Reuters)

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