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Salvage experts to haul overturned cargo ship away in pieces

In this Sept. 9, 2019, file photo, a Moran tugboat nears the stern of the capsizing vessel Golden Ray as a tent and rescuers can be seen near the bottom of the ship near the tug boat in Jekyll Island, Ga. Marine salvage experts seeking to remove the overturned cargo ship close to Georgia's seacoast will haul it away in pieces because it cannot be safely righted and refloated intact, their Unified Command said in a statement Saturday.

Ship — In this Sept. 9, 2019, file photo, a Moran tugboat nears the stern of the capsizing vessel Golden Ray as a tent and rescuers can be seen near the bottom of the ship near the tug boat in Jekyll Island, Ga. Marine salvage experts seeking to remove the overturned cargo ship close to Georgia's seacoast will haul it away in pieces because it cannot be safely righted and refloated intact, their Unified Command said in a statement Saturday.

BRUNSWICK — Marine salvage experts seeking to remove an overturned cargo ship close to Georgia's seacoast say they will haul it away in pieces because it cannot be safely righted and refloated intact.

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