Hyundai Glovis car carrier listing off coast of U.S. state of Georgia (updated)

Hyundai Glovis

09/09/2019 03:24

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    SEOUL, Sept 9 (Reuters) - A South Korean cargo vessel
carrying about 4,000 cars bound for the Middle East was listing
heavily on Sunday off the coast of the southern U.S. state of
Georgia, an official of operator Hyundai Glovis  082680.KS 
said.
    The U.S. Coast Guard said a pilot and 23 crew were aboard
the Golden Ray when it overturned in St. Simons Sound and 20
people had been rescued.
    Rescue teams were searching for four crew members believed
to be inside the engine room of the vessel, the company and
South Korea's foreign ministry said.
    The rescued included six South Koreans, 13 Philippines
nationals and the American pilot, the foreign ministry said. 
    The cars on the ship represented marques such as Hyundai
Motor and Kia Motors, the company official, who asked not to be
identified because of the sensitivity of the matter, said on
Monday.
    "We are making rescue of crew members as our top priority.
After that we will investigate any damage on cargo," the
official said. 
    The Vessel Finder website said the ship had recently called
at the Port of Brunswick and was headed to Baltimore. The
carrier was built in 2017 and was sailing under the flag of the
Marshall Islands, according to the website.
    The Golden Ray has a capacity to carry 6,933 vehicles
according to the Glovis website.

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 (Reporting by Ju-min Park and Sangmi Cha; Additional reporting
by Sharon Bernstein in SACRAMENTO; Editing by Clarence Fernandez
and Darren Schuettler)
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