22 on lame ship OK after worst of Hurricane Ike roars by

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Twenty-two people who were riding out Hurricane Ike aboard a crippled freighter in the Gulf of Mexico were not injured after the worst of the storm passed them, the Coast Guard said on Friday. The nearly 183-meter ship called the Antalina sent a distress call early Friday after it broke down in the hurricane's path. Petty Officer Tom Atkeson said a tugboat was on its way to the ship Friday night and was expected to reach it sometime the next day. A Coast Guard rescue aircraft had tried to reach the ship earlier in the day but turned back because of storm conditions.