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Two trapped crewmen rescued from overturned ship off Georgia coast Three trapped crewmen rescued from overturned ship off Georgia coast
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The US coast guard said it had rescued two of four trapped crew members from an overturned cargo ship off the coast of Georgia. US Coast Guard rescuers pulled three trapped crew members from a capsized cargo ship on Monday, finding them alive more than a day after the vessel overturned while leaving a port on the Georgia coast.
Lt Lloyd Heflin told the Associated Press in a text message that two men have been extracted and rescuers are working on extracting a third. But the exhilaration of rescuing the South Korean crew members was tempered by the realization that a fourth was still trapped behind glass in an engineering compartment on a separate deck.
Heflin said the four South Koreans who were trapped aboard the Golden Ray are in the propeller shaft room near the stern of the ship and that rescuers cut into the hull there to pull them out. “The same experts who got us to where we are right now are going to find a way to extract him,” Capt John Reed said at a Coast Guard news conference in nearby Brunswick.
The four had been trapped trapped aboard the Golden Ray in the propeller shaft room near the stern of the ship and rescuers cut into the hull there to pull them out.
Responders made contact with crew members Monday morning, more than 24 hours after the vehicle carrier overturned while leaving a port call in Brunswick, Georgia. The Golden Ray flipped on to its side and caught fire Sunday as it left Brunswick with more than 4,000 vehicles inside.Responders made contact with crew members Monday morning, more than 24 hours after the vehicle carrier overturned while leaving a port call in Brunswick, Georgia. The Golden Ray flipped on to its side and caught fire Sunday as it left Brunswick with more than 4,000 vehicles inside.
The capsizing of the Golden Ray in Georgia’s St Simons Sound early on Sunday caused fires and smoke. While the flames were apparently out on Monday, the huge ship was listing at roughly 90 degrees, with more than 4,000 vehicles inside it.The capsizing of the Golden Ray in Georgia’s St Simons Sound early on Sunday caused fires and smoke. While the flames were apparently out on Monday, the huge ship was listing at roughly 90 degrees, with more than 4,000 vehicles inside it.
A South Korea foreign ministry statement said the trapped crew members had been isolated inside an engine room. It said 10 South Koreans and 13 Filipinos had been on board, along with a US harbor pilot, when the ship began tilting over.A South Korea foreign ministry statement said the trapped crew members had been isolated inside an engine room. It said 10 South Koreans and 13 Filipinos had been on board, along with a US harbor pilot, when the ship began tilting over.
The 656ft vehicle carrier was stuck in the shipping channel, closing the busy Port of Brunswick.The 656ft vehicle carrier was stuck in the shipping channel, closing the busy Port of Brunswick.
US coast guard crews lifted 20 people into helicopters on Sunday before rescuers determined the smoke and flames and unstable cargo made it too risky to venture inside. Rescuers were able to climb aboard on Monday after officials determined it was stable enough for a helicopter to land on the hull, Lt Kit Pace of the coast guard said.US coast guard crews lifted 20 people into helicopters on Sunday before rescuers determined the smoke and flames and unstable cargo made it too risky to venture inside. Rescuers were able to climb aboard on Monday after officials determined it was stable enough for a helicopter to land on the hull, Lt Kit Pace of the coast guard said.
The coast guard said it was notified of the capsized vessel by a 911 call at about 2am on Sunday. The cause remained under investigation. 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 it was notified of the capsized vessel by a 911 call at about 2am on Sunday. The cause remained under investigation. Hurricane Dorian was already well beyond the Georgia coast, where it blew past last week before being downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone.
The ship channel was closed to vessel traffic. The coast guard said the overturned ship had not released any pollutants so far, but clean-up efforts were ready if needed.The ship channel was closed to vessel traffic. The coast guard said the overturned ship had not released any pollutants so far, but clean-up efforts were ready if needed.
The ship is owned by Hyundai Glovis, which carries cars for the automakers Hyundai and Kia as well as others.The ship is owned by Hyundai Glovis, which carries cars for the automakers Hyundai and Kia as well as others.
Brunswick is one of the busiest US seaports for shipping automobiles. Nearly 614,000 vehicles and heavy machinery units moved across its docks in the 2019 fiscal year that ended on 30 June, according to the Georgia ports authority.Brunswick is one of the busiest US seaports for shipping automobiles. Nearly 614,000 vehicles and heavy machinery units moved across its docks in the 2019 fiscal year that ended on 30 June, according to the Georgia ports authority.
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