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Ship loses power, diverts to Port Angeles

February 6th, 2008 - 6:50am

(Port Angeles) -- The Coast Guard reports that a 540-foot-long ship carrying freight from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Portland, Ore., had to be diverted to Port Angeles, after developing engine problems. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Richard Hartley says an emergency response tug stationed at Neah Bay was sent out to meet the Global Ace, which had drifted into U.S. waters after its crew shut down its engine Tuesday in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. But the Japanese-owned vessel's crew managed to replace a fuel injector and restart the engine so the giant ship was able to travel the 20 miles to Port Angeles. The tug Gladiator provided an escort.


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