Crewman on freighter is electrocuted

CLEVELAND (AP) -- A crewman on a Lake Erie freighter off Cleveland harbor was electrocuted Thursday and a shipmate was shocked in a rescue attempt, the Coast Guard said.
Cuyahoga County Coroner Elizabeth K. Balraj said an autopsy would be performed today on the body of John Harman, 21, of Canton. He was taken from the 604-foot ship Calumet and was declared dead at University Hospitals of Cleveland.
The name of the injured crewman wasn't released, and the Coast Guard didn't know if the injuries were life-threatening.
The Coast Guard said the crewmen were shocked by a ship power source, but the source wasn't identified by the Coast Guard.
Thomas Wynne, an attorney representing Grand River Navigation Co., the ship's owner, said the company was investigating and would not comment on the ship's safety record or whether it was taken out of service pending the probe.