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| Four crew missing on capsized Georgia ship are alive, rescuers confirm | Four crew missing on capsized Georgia ship are alive, rescuers confirm |
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| After drilling a hole through the hull of a cargo ship that overturned and caught fire off the Georgia coast, rescuers confirmed that all four missing crew members were alive. | After drilling a hole through the hull of a cargo ship that overturned and caught fire off the Georgia coast, rescuers confirmed that all four missing crew members were alive. |
| The Golden Ray listed heavily and then rolled over on its side early Sunday in St Simons Sound as it left the Port of Brunswick with a pilot and 23 crew members, bound for Baltimore with a load of cars. | The Golden Ray listed heavily and then rolled over on its side early Sunday in St Simons Sound as it left the Port of Brunswick with a pilot and 23 crew members, bound for Baltimore with a load of cars. |
| Capt John Reed of the US Coast Guard said 20 were safely evacuated before rescuers determined the smoke and flames and unstable cargo made it too risky to venture further inside. The 656ft (200-meter) vehicle carrier is now stuck in the shipping channel, its hull exposed and its deck empty, in view of beachgoers on the shoreline. | |
| A Coast Guard helicopter was able to land on the side of the ship on Monday as part of the rescue effort. A rescue team heard noises from inside, the US Coast Guard said. | A Coast Guard helicopter was able to land on the side of the ship on Monday as part of the rescue effort. A rescue team heard noises from inside, the US Coast Guard said. |
| Rescued crew members had been helping the US Coast Guard focus the search for their four missing mates. | |
| The cause of the accident remains under investigation. Coast Guard PO third class Ryan Dickinson told the Associated Press on Monday morning it was not clear if weather conditions caused the ship to lurch. Hurricane Dorian was already well beyond the Georgia coast, where it blew past last week before being downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone. | |
| The coast guard said the overturned ship has not released any pollutants so far, but mitigation responses are ready in case they are needed. | |
| The Golden Ray is flagged out of the Marshall Islands and was headed to Baltimore, according to the website vesselfinder.com. The ship’s registered owner is Hyundai Glovis, a South Korean company. | The Golden Ray is flagged out of the Marshall Islands and was headed to Baltimore, according to the website vesselfinder.com. The ship’s registered owner is Hyundai Glovis, a South Korean company. |
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