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Halfway Done, Georgia Shipwreck Demolition Still Months Away from Completion

Demolition of a cargo ship that overturned on the Georgia coast reached the halfway mark Monday as a towering crane lifted the vessel’s engine room section away from the rest of the shipwreck for removal by barge. The South Korean …

Crews Remove 3rd Giant Piece of Shipwreck off Georgia Coast

Salvage crews cutting a wrecked cargo ship into giant chunks along the Georgia coast last week lifted away the third big section to be severed from the vessel since demolition began four months ago. The South Korean freighter Golden Ray …

Debris Leaks Out from Cargo Ship on Georgia Coast During Removal

Debris is washing up from a cargo ship stranded on the Georgia coast as a salvage team cuts it into chunks. The leaks are not unexpected as salvagers demolish the Golden Ray, a South Korean ship that overturned in St. …

Removal of Georgia Shipwreck Delayed Again Over Anchor Issue

An engineering problem has forced another delay before salvage crews can start removing an overturned cargo ship that’s been partially submerged on the Georgia coast for more than a year, officials said last week. The multi-agency command overseeing the salvage …

Judge Won’t Halt Salvage of Capsized Ship on Georgia Coast

A federal judge ruled she will not halt removal of a capsized cargo ship along the Georgia coast while a salvage company that lost the job to a competitor sues the U.S. Coast Guard. The decision by U.S. District Court …

Salvage Firm Mum on Environmental Impact of Plan for Overturned Georgia Cargo Ship

Officials for a salvage company suing to halt demolition of an overturned cargo ship on the Georgia coast appeared to back away Tuesday from claims that sawing the vessel into enormous chunks would cause an “environmental catastrophe.” Officials from the …

Judge Wants Questions Answered on Plan to Remove Capsized Ship in Georgia

A federal judge on Friday ordered attorneys for the U.S. Coast Guard and a maritime salvage company to answer detailed questions about plans to remove an overturned cargo ship on the Georgia coast by sawing it into eight enormous chunks. …

Salvage Firm Wants Judge to Halt Removal of Capsized Cargo Ship in Georgia

A maritime salvage company is asking a federal judge to stop the Coast Guard and a rival firm from carrying out their plans to remove a cargo ship that overturned five months ago on the Georgia coast. The multiagency team …

Crews Removing Overturned Cargo Ship in Georgia Port Rush to Beat Hurricane Season

The salvage team in charge of removing a cargo ship that overturned on the Georgia coast nearly five months ago wants to surround it with a giant mesh screen to contain any loose debris as the vessel gets cut into …

Salvage Company to Extract Overturned Cargo Ship in Georgia Port

A Texas-based salvage company will cut up and remove a 656-foot (200- meter) shipwreck from St. Simons Sound off the coast of Georgia. The Coast Guard’s Unified Command has hired T&T Salvage LLC of Galveston to remove the Golden Ray …