CAMDEN COUNTY, Ga. — New pictures from the inside the Golden Ray show cars strapped down and covered with what looks like barnacles and debris.
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Since the ship overturned on its side back in September, oil from more than four thousand cars has been leaking out.
Starting today, around 6,000 tons of rock will be used to help prevent erosion around the ship.
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It’s something Tony Cassas and her husband Dick don’t see often.
“I have no clue who thought about that. I guess they’re just trying to keep the boat from floating over,” Dick Cassas said.
When Action News Jax was in St. Simons Island weeks ago, we could see a basketball court on board.
Now half of the court is in the water.
“When this first happened, it was tilted in this direction, and so it's tilting more and more in this direction,” said St. Simons Island River Keeper Susan Inman.
Crews with United Command will use excavators and sonar technology to help place small rocks around the bottom of the ship to stop the movement.
“The bottom line is it’s never going to be up righted, and they will have to take it apart, which may take years,” Cassas added.
“Just our coastal waterway system, it moves quick in and out multiple times a day so it’s causing problems for the ship,” explained Inman.
Inman says removing the ship will be a difficult process but is hopeful that it works out.
“It’s just nice to see that something is being done to prevent the ship from sinking further into the water,” added Inman.
A St. Simons Island United Command Center spokesperson told Action News Jax once the Golden Ray is removed, the rocks will be removed with it too.
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