Fire crews respond to 28 people stuck on USS Laffey after gangway collapses

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCSC) — Fire crews with the Mount Pleasant Fire Department responded to the USS Laffey Thursday afternoon.

Matt Tidwell with the Mount Pleasant Fire Department said they responded at 2:45 p.m. after the gangway that connects the Laffey and the museum dock collapsed.

Patriots Point spokesperson Lauren Austin said high winds caused one of the mooring lines to the Laffey to snap…

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