Cargo ship crew evacuated and port closed to vessel movement
ST. SIMONS SOUND, Ga. (AP) — 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 brush
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