Fort Lauderdale Grounding Update

Wednesday, September 20, 2006
The U.S. Coast Guard said that more than 1,200 tons of the cargo of bauxite ore have been removed from the freighter grounded off Fort Lauderdale. Removal of an additional 800 tons is needed before efforts to refloat the ship can be undertaken.
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