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All 9 Rescued After Cargo Ship Sinks Off Andros

Coast guard is preparing pollution controls pending an inquiry into the grounding.

Overview

  • The freighter Corsage C, which struck rocks Wednesday off the Greek island of Andros, sank during the response by rescue teams.
  • All nine sailors were saved, with two pulled from the sea and seven retrieved from a rocky shore, then taken to the island clinic.
  • Officials said the crew — eight Turkish citizens and one Azerbaijani — were in good health after medical checks.
  • The Vanuatu-flagged ship was carrying hundreds of metric tons of soda from Albania to Ukraine when it went down.
  • Authorities reported no visible pollution and are deploying a sea barrier as a precaution, while the cause of the grounding remains under investigation.