The US Coast Guard said on Wednesday it was responding to a fire on board a 183 m cargo ship near Alaska, but added that no injuries had been reported.

Axar.az reports, citing Reuters, the ship, Morning Midas, had 22 people on board and was located 482.8 km southwest of Adak in Alaska. The ship's crew was actively fighting the fire, the coast guard said.

The Liberia-flagged cargo ship’s destination was set for Lazaro Cardenas in Mexico, according to LSEG data.

The coast guard said that aircrews and a cutter ship were en route to assist with the situation, and three vessels were already on scene.

The US Coast Guard and the ship’s owner Hawthorn Navigation Limited did not immediately reply to requests for comment.