"Oil, Fuel Leaks Increase As Shipwreck Cutting Progresses"

"Oil blobs and fuel sheens are appearing on waters surrounding the shipwrecked Golden Ray, an adverse byproduct as work progresses on cutting off the vessel’s stern.

Susan Inman of the Altamaha Riverkeeper spotted oily substances in the water during a pollution patrol of the St. Simons Sound on Sunday. The environmental advocacy group’s coastkeeper, Inman said the substances were detected outside the flotilla of pollution control boats deployed to combat the inevitable leaks from the vessel.

Inman said she also found car parts and marine grade grease onshore on Driftwood Beach on Jekyll Island."

Larry Hobbs reports for the Brunswick (Ga.) News December 31, 2020.