Rescue workers combed the stormy waters off Lebanon on Friday after a cargo ship capsized, killing at least four crewmembers and leaving dozens missing, AP reported. The Panamanian-flagged cargo ship carrying livestock went down Thursday in heavy rain. The Lebanese army said in a statement that about 40 people were missing. Of the 83 crewmembers on board, 38 were rescued and four bodies were retrieved. The crew members were from Britain, Australia, Russia, Lebanon, Syria, Pakistan, the Philippines and Uruguay, the state-run National News Agency reported. Rescue operations were continuing despite high waves. Red Cross workers helped several dazed survivors, covered in woolen blankets, into ambulances Friday; one man, unable to walk, grimaced as a rescue worker carried him over his shoulder. The rescue effort was being carried out by the Lebanese navy, U.N. peacekeeping force, two civilian ships and two British helicopters from Cyprus. --SPA
