The Coast Guard says four crew members are missing from an cargo ship that overturned near a Georgia port.
The U.S. Coast Guard says rescuers are looking for four crew members who are unaccounted for after a vessel overturned near a Georgia port.The Coast Guard says there were 23 crew members and one pilot on board. All but four crew members have been safely evacuated from the ship, a 656-foot vehicle carrier. The Coast Guard says it was notified by a 911 call at about 2 a.m. of a capsized vessel in the sound. The cause is under investigation.
The Port of Brunswick has established an emergency safety zone in St. Simons Sound. Vessels are not authorized within a half mile of the Golden Ray, which is lying on its side and on fire.A cargo ship carrying vehicles was being evacuated after sharply listing near a port on the Georgia coast. The U.S. Coast Guard says the Golden Ray cargo ship was leaving Brunswick when it drastically leaned to its side early Sunday. An unknown number of crew members were being evacuated. Local agencies were helping with the rescue.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Dickinson says it is not known if weather conditions caused the ship to lurch. Hurricane Dorian brushed past the Georgia coast last week before being downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone.The name of the ship’s owner was not immediately available.
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