2 years after Georgia shipwreck, heavy lifting nearly done
SAVANNAH, Ga. – Two years after a cargo ship overturned along the Georgia coast, heavy lifting to remove most of the vessel is nearly done – though further breakdown of the wreckage and final cleanup is expected to take several more months.
Wednesday marked the second anniversary of the capsizing of the South Korean freighter Golden Ray, which tipped over shortly after departing the Port of Brunswick on Sept. 8, 2019. The crew was rescued safely. But hauling away the shipwreck, including its cargo of 4,200 automobiles, turned into a slow and messy demolition effort. Roughly three-fourths of the vessel’s remains have been removed since November, when salvage crews began slicing the shipwreck into eight giant chunks.