Yangtze River Grounding

Yangtze River Grounding

A bulk freighter went aground on the Yangtze River.   The crew had made a navigation error and struck the dike along the deep-water route along the river.    The freighter suffered water ingress and the crew had to be rescued.  All seven crewmen on board were rescued.   Authorities report that the vessel was overloaded with a cargo of 1700 tons of stone  cargo.   No further details reported.

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