Coast Guard rescues 19, orders ship to remain anchored
MIAMI — Nineteen sick crewmembers aboard the 584-foot cargo ship JS Comet were hoisted Tuesday evening from their anchored vessel 3 miles off Port Canaveral, Florida.
Two MH-60 helicopter crews from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater safely hoisted the crewmembers from the vessel in 35 knot winds and five to 6-foot seas associated with Tropical Storm Arthur. Due to deteriorating weather conditions...
Coast Guard responding to 19 ill crewmembers aboard 584-foot cargo ship off Cape Canaveral
MIAMI — Rescue crews from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Florida, are enroute to medically evacuate crewmembers from the 584-foot cargo ship JS Comet currently anchored three miles off the Coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
The Coast Guard received a call Tuesday morning from the captain of the vessel reporting 19 out of 21 crewmembers of the South Korean-flagged vessel were experiencing symptoms...
