US Coast Guard and civilian vessels have rescued 22 sailors off the coast of Alaska after some of the electric cars they were transporting caught fire. Source: Zodiac Maritime"The vessel is loaded with around 3,000 vehicles, 800 of which are electric vehicles," Zodiac Marine told The Register. "Smoke was initially seen emanating from a deck carrying electric vehicles." Water, water everywhere. Battery fires are also notoriously difficult to extinguish after they've started, and tend to burn hotter and faster than other blazes.