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Expert: Loads left cargo ship unstable when it overturned

by Associated Press
| September 22, 2020 10:03 AM

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard analysis found that a cargo ship overturned after departing a Georgia seaport because of unstable loading that left its center of gravity too high, making the vessel susceptible to rolling over, an expert told officials investigating the shipwreck Tuesday.

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