Georgia Shipwreck’s Last Giant Chunk Removed From Water

Georgia Shipwreck’s Last Giant Chunk Removed From Water
A barge carries the eighth and final giant section of the overturned cargo ship Golden Ray, from the coastal Georgia waterway, on Oct. 25. 2021. Terry Dickson/The Brunswick News via AP
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BRUNSWICK, Ga.—The final giant chunk of an overturned cargo ship was removed from waters along the coast of Georgia on Monday, almost a year after demolition began on the wreck that tipped over with 4,200 automobiles in its cargo decks.

Weighing more than 4,000 metric tons (4,410 U.S. tons), the eighth and last section of the South Korean freighter Golden Ray left the wreck site off St. Simons Island after a crane lowered it onto a big barge outfitted with a special cradle to hold the wreckage.