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Headline: Cargo Ship Wreck Is Cut Up For Removal, Georgia, USA

Caption: BRUNSWICK, Ga. - Cutting operations continue on Section Seven of the Golden Ray wreck. Responders have been using a 400ft-long chain to slice the shipwreck into huge pieces. Wreck removal personnel continue cutting operations to separate Section Seven from the Golden Ray wreck. While the cutting chain has moved almost completely through the wreck, response engineers confirm that thick, structural steel remains in the cut path. Once separated, the section will undergo weight-shedding operations to improve the overall safety of lifting the section onto a barge. Collected data from fixed monitors and hydrographic surveys confirms that the remaining wreck is stable. Responders removed a total of 67 vehicles and 9 decks from inside the Environmental Protection Barrier. On 8 September, 2020, the 200-metre-long car carrier MV Golden Ray capsized within Georgia’s Port of Brunswick harbour in America. The South Korean vessel has been lying on her side in shallow water in St. Simons Sound ever since. The vessel was carrying thousands of cars.

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