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Crews Drain 320K Gallons of Fuel from Overturned Ship in Georgia Port

Crews have finished draining all of the fuel from an overturned cargo ship three months after it capsized off the coast of Georgia, the team overseeing salvage operations said Thursday. Divers and other workers removed more than 320,000 gallons (1.2 …

6K Tons of Rock To Be Used to Stabilize Overturned Ship in Georgia

Truckloads of rocks are being transported to the Georgia coast to stabilize an overturned cargo ship until it can be removed in pieces. The joint response team overseeing salvage of the Golden Ray said in a news release that 6,000 …

Investigators Trying to Determine Cause of Overturned Cargo Ship in Georgia Port

As authorities try to answer why a cargo ship carrying 4,200 vehicles overturned on the Georgia coast, maritime experts say investigators will be looking for shifting cargo or other problems that upset the giant vessel’s balance enough to make it …

Four Missing Crew Members Rescued from Overturned Cargo Ship at Georgia Port

Coast Guard rescuers pulled four trapped men alive from a capsized cargo ship Monday, drilling into the hull’s steel plates to extract the crew members more than a day after their vessel overturned while leaving a Georgia port. All four …

Cargo Ship Overturns Near Georgia Port; 4 Crew Members Missing

Rescuers were searching Sunday for four crew members of a cargo ship that overturned and caught fire near a port on the Georgia coast, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The Golden Ray cargo ship ran into trouble in the early …

$1.5M Yacht Likely a Total Loss After Connecticut Barge Strike

Maritime officials say a 50-foot, custom-built yacht worth $1.5 million is likely a total loss after it was struck by a barge laden with sand and gravel in a Connecticut harbor. Capt. Eric Knott, Stamford’s harbormaster, tells the Stamford Advocate …

Authorities: 18 Injured After Ferry Crashes into Jetty in Massachusetts

Eighteen people were injured after a high-speed ferry struck a jetty in Hyannisport, Mass., and began taking on water, authorities said. The U.S. Coast Guard and steamship authority said the ferry, Iyanough, hit the jetty and grounded on the rocks …