Four missing after ship capsizes, burns near Georgia coast [View all]
Source: USA Today
Rescue teams were searching for four crewmembers after a cargo ship caught fire and capsized Sunday off the Georgia coast, the Coast Guard said.
Twenty people were rescued from the Golden Ray, a 656-foot long ship that was "listing heavily" in St. Simons Sound near Brunswick, the Coast Guard said.
Coast Guard Sector Charleston was notified by the Glynn County 911 dispatch that the ship had capsized. The Coast Guard "immediately issued an urgent marine information broadcast" and sent ships and two helicopters to the scene.
The ship's command and chief engineer were assisting authorities and salvage teams in stabilizing the ship and pressing ahead with rescue efforts, the Coast Guard said. Local first responders and towing groups also were aiding the search.
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