Rescue Efforts Underway Off The Coast Of Georgia

September 9, 2019 12:21 pm

JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. (AP) – The U.S. Coast Guard says it has rescued three of four trapped crew members from an overturned cargo ship off the coast of Georgia.  Lt. Lloyd Heflin tells The Associated Press in a text message that three men have been extracted and rescuers are working on extracting a fourth.  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.  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 onto its side and caught fire Sunday as it left Brunswick with more than 4,000 vehicles inside.   (Photo:  CNN)