Coast Guard: Disabled container ship lost power near Bald Head

BALD HEAD ISLAND, NC (WWAY) — Coast Guard crews says a container ship lost power early Tuesday morning, leaving it disabled near Bald Head Island.

A spokeswoman with the Coast Guard says the cargo ship Hanjin San Diego was able to anchor soon after it lost power. Crews say two tugs are towing the container ship to safer waters.

The spokeswoman says the ship was headed to the Port of Wilmington carrying containers.