Experts in last attempt to salvage drifting ship off France
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A team of experts are expected to make a final attempt to salvage a cargo ship that has been adrift off the coast of France for five days before it runs aground.
High winds and six-meter (20-feet) waves made weekend rescue attempts impossible.
Vice-Adm. Emmanuel De Oliveira of the Atlantic Maritime Prefecture says a final effort to attach a towing cable to the 164-meter vessel, which is listing nearly 90 degrees, is set for dawn Monday. If that fails, he said, the vessel will run aground in southwest France by Tuesday night.
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Spanish helicopters evacuated the 22-member crew last Tuesday after the Modern Express, carrying 3,600 tons of wood and equipment, sent out a distress call.
Dutch disaster experts were called in to try to capture the drifting vessel.