Coast Guard disembarks passengers from aground cruise ship
Coast Guard disembarks passengers from aground cruise ship
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Friday, July 09 2021
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July 09, 2021 8:37 PM
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Source: WBRZ
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UPDATE: The Coast Guard has disembarked all 120 passengers and six crewmembers from the ship Friday. Forty-eight members remain on the boat. No medical concerns were reported at this time.
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NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard responded to a cruise ship that ran aground near Canton, Kentucky on Thursday.
According to multiple sources, the ship, named American Jazz, ran into a sandbar that is only 4 to 6 feet deep in Lake Barkley.