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4 Crew Members Are Found Alive After Cargo Ship Overturns Off Georgia 3 Crew Members Are Rescued After Cargo Ship Overturns Off Georgia
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Four missing crew members trapped inside an overturned cargo ship off the coast of Georgia for more than a day were found alive on Monday morning, the Coast Guard said. Three of the four crew members trapped inside an overturned cargo ship off the coast of Georgia for more than a day have been rescued, while efforts are underway to free the fourth, the Coast Guard said on Monday afternoon.
However, the Coast Guard said on Twitter that the conditions of the four were unknown and that rescuers were drilling a hole to deliver supplies. “I know they looked super happy to be outside of that space,” Capt. John Reed of the Coast Guard said of the rescued crew members at an afternoon news conference. He described their condition as “relatively good” and said that rescue workers had found the fourth crew member and were trying to free him safely.
Salvage crews were developing an “extraction plan” to rescue the four crew members, the Coast Guard said in a separate tweet, adding, “This is a slow, but safe process.” The three crew members who were rescued on Monday were extracted from the ship through a two-foot-by-three-foot hole that was created in three-inch increments, Capt. Reed said. They were located by rescue workers, who tapped on the outside of the ship and listened for a response.
The ship, a 656-foot vehicle carrier called the Golden Ray, overturned on Sunday morning in St. Simons Sound off the coast of Brunswick, Ga. It had 24 people on board, including 23 crew members and one pilot, the Coast Guard said, and 20 were initially rescued. “They would do three or four taps or more, and eventually they got tap-backs,” Capt. Reed said. The crew’s ability to follow the returning sounds is “a pretty fascinating story,” he added.
The remaining crew member is trapped behind glass in an engineering control room.
The ship, a 656-foot vehicle carrier called the Golden Ray, overturned on Sunday morning in St. Simons Sound off the coast of Brunswick, Ga. It had 24 people onboard, including 23 crew members and one pilot, the Coast Guard said, and 20 were initially rescued.
Ten South Koreans, 13 Filipinos and one American pilot were on the ship when the disaster occurred, South Korea’s Foreign Ministry told The Associated Press in a statement.
Video of the rescue efforts that the Coast Guard posted on Twitter showed at least three crew members working on the side of the overturned ship.Video of the rescue efforts that the Coast Guard posted on Twitter showed at least three crew members working on the side of the overturned ship.
Rescuers faced a communication barrier with the South Korean crew members, but “the early indication is they are on board and O.K.,” Lt. Lloyd Heflin of the Coast Guard told The Associated Press. Rescuers faced a communication barrier with the South Korean crew members, and the ship’s chief engineer served as a translator during the rescue, Capt. Reed said.
The four crew members were in the engine room, South Korea’s Foreign Ministry told The A.P. in a statement. Ten South Koreans, 13 Filipinos and one American pilot were on the ship when the disaster occurred, the ministry said.
There was also a fire on the vessel, according to a news release from the Coast Guard.
During integrity tests of the ship on Sunday evening, rescue crews had “heard noises coming from the ship,” which offered hope, Petty Officer First Class Luke Clayton said on Monday morning.During integrity tests of the ship on Sunday evening, rescue crews had “heard noises coming from the ship,” which offered hope, Petty Officer First Class Luke Clayton said on Monday morning.
Petty Officer Clayton said that crews had heard “metallic sounds” and added that, given the position of the ship, things might have been shifting inside.Petty Officer Clayton said that crews had heard “metallic sounds” and added that, given the position of the ship, things might have been shifting inside.
No fuel was leaking from the vessel, but the authorities were continuing to investigate. “We know there’s fuel on board, and we just want to make sure it’s not a hazard to the water,” Petty Officer Third Class Ryan Dickinson said.No fuel was leaking from the vessel, but the authorities were continuing to investigate. “We know there’s fuel on board, and we just want to make sure it’s not a hazard to the water,” Petty Officer Third Class Ryan Dickinson said.
The vessel had stopped smoking, but the authorities could not be certain if the fire had been extinguished without getting into the vessel, he said. The vessel had stopped smoking, but the authorities could not be certain if a fire that had broken out earlier was extinguished, he said.
Even with all but one of the crew members evacuated, the overturned ship still poses a threat to the environment and to people, Mr. Reed said.
Around 2 a.m. on Sunday, the Coast Guard was notified that the ship had overturned in St. Simons Sound, about 80 miles south of Savannah.Around 2 a.m. on Sunday, the Coast Guard was notified that the ship had overturned in St. Simons Sound, about 80 miles south of Savannah.
Two crew members were treated at and released from Southeast Georgia Health System’s Brunswick Campus on Sunday, Michael D. Scherneck, the system’s president and chief executive said in a statement.
The National Transportation Safety Board said on Twitter that two investigators were assigned to the case.The National Transportation Safety Board said on Twitter that two investigators were assigned to the case.
The Golden Ray is flagged out of the Marshall Islands and it arrived in Brunswick on Saturday night, according to VesselFinder.com. The ship was set to arrive in Baltimore on Monday night. The Golden Ray is flagged out of the Marshall Islands. It arrived in Brunswick on Saturday night, according to VesselFinder.com. The ship had been set to arrive in Baltimore on Monday night.