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Salvage crew headed to site of cargo ship fire in waters off Alaska's Aleutian island chain

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The Morning Midas was carrying about 3,000 vehicles when it caught fire off Alaska 's Aleutian island chain.

A salvage team is expected to arrive early next week at the scene of the fire, the ship's management company says.

A separate tug with firefighting and ocean towage capabilities is being arranged.

All 22 crew members were uninjured; they were evacuated onto a lifeboat and a nearby vessel rescued them.

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