Cargo Ship Runs Aground as Huge Waves Pound South African Coast
- MV Ultra Galaxy crew rescued after abandoning stricken vessel
- Transnet monitoring weather at ports as operations slow
Waves break over Sea Point's promenade in Cape Town, on July 8.
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Storms pounded South Africa’s coastline for a fourth day on Wednesday, disrupting shipping operations and complicating efforts to salvage a Panamanian-flagged cargo vessel that ran aground.
The MV Ultra Galaxy beached at Brand se Baai northwest of Cape Town late Tuesday, the South African Maritime Safety Authority said on its website, which showed a picture of the vessel resting on its side near the shoreline. Its 18 Filipino crew members evacuated the ship and were rescued from a life raft on Monday after an emergency signal was issued.