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In this image posted on the Portuguese navy's website, the Felicity Ace is shown burning on Thursday in the Atlantic Ocean about 90 nautical miles southwest of the island of Faial in the Azores.

A burning cargo ship full of Porsches and VWs is adrift in the mid-Atlantic

9:01pm February 17, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

The Portuguese navy rescued the 22-member crew from the Felicity Ace, which was scheduled to arrive in the port of Davisville, R.I., next week. None of the crew was injured.

An inflatable snowman and candy canes are part of the decorations that adorn houses in Brooklyn's Dyker Heights neighborhood on Dec. 22, 2020 in New York. A shopping surge by households this year has snarled up global supply chains, and now the race is on

Economy

The race is on to save Christmas as retailers fight the supply chain crunch

6:43pm November 11, 2021

by Scott Horsley

Retailers are racing to get merchandise onto store shelves in time for the busy holiday shopping season. But with ports and warehouses overflowing, many orders are tied up in traffic.

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A farmer holds soybeans from her Nebraska farm in 2019. Today, farmers are struggling to find containers that can ship their products to Asia.

Economy

Farmers Have A Big Problem On Their Hands: They Can't Find A Way To Ship Their Stuff

1:48pm July 23, 2021

by Scott Horsley

Cargo ships are unloading containers in the U.S. and immediately shipping them out, empty, to Asia. That's frustrating American farmers and exporters who are struggling to get products overseas.

A man scoops oil from the coast of Mauritius on Saturday. A Japanese cargo ship ran aground near Blue Bay Marine Park in late July and began to leak fuel oil and diesel into pristine waters.

The Oil Spill At Mauritius Is A Disaster. And It Could Soon Get Worse

4:07pm August 11, 2020

by Camila Domonoske

A Japanese-owned cargo ship ran aground in late July and began leaking oil a few days ago. Now a crack has expanded in its hull. The island nation is home to species that live nowhere else.

People watch from Jekyll Island as emergency responders work to rescue crew members from a 656-ft. capsized cargo ship on Sept. 9, 2019 in St. Simons Island Sound, Brunswick, Ga.

National

Overturned Cargo Ship Soon To Be Sliced Up And Removed From Georgia Sound

4:23pm February 27, 2020

by Molly Samuel

A massive 656-ft. cargo ship filled with thousands of new cars has been stuck, capsized off the Georgia coast for months. Now, crews are getting ready to dismantle the ship and remove it piecemeal.

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A Moran tugboat nears the stern of the vessel Golden Ray as it lays on its side in Jekyll Island, Ga. The ship capsized last month and is still there on its side, leaking an unknown amount of fuel and oil.

Environment

Overturned Cargo Ship In Georgia Stuck On Side, Leaking Fuel

4:30pm October 14, 2019

by Emma Hurt

A 400-person, 70-vessel recovery effort is working to minimize the potential environmental damage from a capsized cargo ship off the Georgia coast.

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National

4 Crew Members Still Missing After Cargo Ship Overturns Near Georgia Port

5:10pm September 08, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

The Coast Guard says 20 of the 24 people aboard the Golden Ray have been accounted for. Officials say a rescue mission will resume once the vessel is stable.

The Kuzma Minin was grounded Tuesday morning a few hundred feet from a British beach. Smaller boats were eventually able to help pull it free.

World News

Russian Cargo Ship Runs Aground In U.K.

3:24pm December 18, 2018

by Ian Stewart

The 600-foot long ship was stranded just a few hundred feet from shore. Curious onlookers gathered onshore to watch rescue operations near the English city of Falmouth.

The Newlead Castellano was owned by Greece-based Newlead Holdings.

National

Ship's Crew Stuck Off Coast Of Georgia Since April Might Soon Head Home

4:12pm August 08, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The Newlead Castellano was stopped near Savannah over unpaid debts — stranding the Filipino crew members, who didn't have permission to enter the U.S. Their months of waiting may soon be at an end.

A search team believes it has discovered the wreckage of the El Faro is shown in this undated handout photo provided by Tote Maritime in Jacksonville, Fla.

National

Wreckage Thought To Be Missing El Faro Cargo Ship Found

10:27am November 01, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

The National Transportation Safety Board said if the downed vessel is confirmed to be the El Faro, a video camera will begin documenting the ship and the debris found at a depth of 15,000 feet.