CREW STOPS SHIP HEADED TOWARD COAST

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, January 28, 1993                   TAG: 9301280214
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-5   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: WILMINGTON, N.C.                                LENGTH: Short
CREW STOPS SHIP HEADED TOWARD COAST
The freighter Lyra remained anchored in rough seas off the North Carolina coast on Wednesday, and the Coast Guard said the threat of a major oil spill appeared to be over.
But high seas, strong winds and a disabled generator prevented crew members from raising the anchors and reattaching a tow line so the vessel could continue its Baltimore-to-New Orleans trip.
Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Larry Hammond said he didn't expect any attempt to reattach the tow line before this afternoon, if that early.
Early Wednesday, a crew dropped by helicopter onto the unmanned, 637-foot container ship manually lowered its anchors, halting its perilous drift toward a submerged ocean ridge.

by Bhavesh Jinadra by CNB