U.S. Coast Guard rescues freighter crew

Regulatory/Transport

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

The crew of the Coast Guard cutter Decisive rescued a four-man crew from an overdue 87-foot coastal freighter, Two Brothers, over the weekend after the vessel became disabled and adrift following a fire during its transit from the islands of Aruba to Tortola, British Virgin Islands. The Coast Guard was assisted by a Customs and Border Protection aircraft which located the ship. The fire burned through the majority of the vessel. The four cre...

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