> The Morning Midas had departed Yantai, China on May 26 and was heading to Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico

What is it doing 300 miles south of Adak, Alaska? (Yes I understand the curvature of the earth vs map projections causes the shortest route to appear to be a curve rather than a straight line). This should be passing within a few hundred miles of Hawaii, not Alaska, right?

Are these things incapable of sailing in open ocean? Do they always stay within a few days sail of land?