Cargo ship fire with Lithium batteries burning

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Cargo ship fire with Lithium batteries burning

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By The Associated Press

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A large cargo ship with a fire in its hold is being kept 2 miles offshore of an Alaska port as a precaution while efforts are undertaken to extinguish the flames, the U.S. Coast Guard said Saturday.

The ship arrived Friday, but an order preventing the Genius Star XI from going close to shore was issued to “mitigate risks associated with burning lithium-ion batteries or toxic gasses produced by the fire,” Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Mike Salerno said in an email to The Associated Press.

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.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/cargo-ship-carrying-burning-lithium-ion-batteries-kept-offshore-alaska-rcna131729

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Cargo ship fire with Lithium batteries burning