(Photo: US Coast Guard) PHILADELPHIA - The Coast Guard is searching for a 30-year-old man believed to be in the Delaware River in the area of the Central Waterfront, authorities say.
According to the U.S. Coast Guard 5th District, the man went missing on Saturday after the Coast Guard received a notice that a crew member from a Singapore-flagged bulk carrier Weco Josefine was no longer on board at 7 a.m.
Authorities say the man was last accounted for on the ship between 5:12 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. after the vessel left its port. ___MORE LOCAL HEADLINESA response boat and crew from the Coast Guard's Philadelphia station began searching.
A helicopter aircrew from the Coast Guard's Air Station in Atlantic City also searched the scene. AdvertisementThis is a developing story.