The "facts" relayed on local news have not been totally reliable, but
are getting more consistent, as the Coast Guard has taken control of
the recovery and salvage.

The three missing crew are presumed dead. The water temperature is
around 34° F., and listening equipment attached to the hull has
detected no signs (sounds) of life. Divers continue to search the
river, and the interior of the hold, during daylight hours. State
police helicopters and boats from several agencies have also been
searching the river, hampered by ice flows.

It was reported that two heavy salvage barges from NYC were to arrive
today around 6:00 PM Eastern. A "Salvage Master" is enroute from
Sweden to oversee the righting and refloating of the ship once the
recovery effort is called off.

The weight and quantity of the cargo varies, depending upon which news
source is delivering it. The latest reports state that one 308 ton
turbine/generator is in the hold, another is still attached to the
shipboard crane (acting as a 308 ton anchor, at this point), and a
third is still on the pier at the port.

No official release has been made on the cause, but eyewitnesses
continue to report that the ship started to roll slowly as the second
turbine/generator was being lifted aboard, then quickly capsized away
from the pier, tossing up to eight crew into the river A consistent
report has been that the ship's crane operator ignored, or didn't see,
warning signals from the longshoremen working the loading.
Regards,
noah

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