Crews will soon cut through Golden Ray’s fuel supply
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BRUNSWICK, Ga. – Salvage crews are preparing to take a critical step in removing the wreckage from the Golden Ray in St. Simons Sound.
Environmentalists are concerned because crews will soon sever the capsized cargo ship’s fuel line. It’s estimated that 44,000 gallons of fuel may still be sitting inside the vessel.
Hundreds of vehicles are still aboard the vessel, which is why pieces of large debris are washing up along some beaches in the area.
″Every day we do a beach patrol. We recover debris off the beach whether it be melted plastic, car panels, stuff that floats, foam, insulation, the majority of that stuff is oiled,” said Fletcher Sams with the Althamaha Riverkeeper.