Efforts to cut apart and remove a capsized cargo ship off the Georgia coast are being delayed for more than two months because of hurricane season and challenges posed by the coronavirus, project leaders said Friday.
Those operations will be suspended through September, but other efforts such as monitoring potential pollution will continue during that time, officials said at a Friday briefing.
Officials had hoped to start slicing the South Korean freighter Golden Ray into eight giant pieces in mid-July. Now, the target date to begin that process is Oct. 1, said Tom Wiker of Gallagher Marine Systems.
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