The Golden Ray, a 656-foot cargo ship carrying more than 4,200 brand new cars, ran aground in early September after leaving the Port of Brunswick in Georgia. All crew members were rescued, and a group of agencies began the long process of racing to protect the environment while also making plans to move the ship out of the water.
Of course, this is a big job that requires a lot of engineering and ingenuity—it's not just getting the ship itself out of the water, it's also all the cars, with their fuel and batteries and oil.
Thankfully, they now have a plan to dismantle the wreck by using a giant chain to slice the cargo ship into eight segments, lifting those giant pieces up out of the water and then taking them away on a barge, reports NPR.
The goal is to have the ship out of the St. Simons Sound before peak hurricane season this summer.
This wreck is unprecedented in the United States, according to the US Coast Guard, which is coordinating the recovery. And as wild as the plan may sound to slice the vessel up like a gigantic loaf of bread, apparently it's been done before.
↦ FYI: The goal is to have the ship out of the St. Simons Sound before peak hurricane season this summer.
The salvage company has a neat video showing how they plan to do it.
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