Grounded cargo ship unloaded

Crews started removing about 2,000 tons of an aluminum ore product from a cargo ship stuck about one mile east of Fort Lauderdale beach on Sunday night, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

The Clipper Lasco ran aground on Thursday when the 645-foot vessel became lodged in a reef.

The boat, sailing from France, carried about 30,000 tons of bauxite, an aluminum ore product used to make cement, along with 300 metric tons of fuel.