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A Georgia county is still tallying up the damage from a cargo ship that capsized in 2019

by Lily Oppenheimer

May 2, 2022

Birds along the coastline were covered in oil, but environmentalists say there may be additional damage to marine life that's harder to see.

Beachgoers watch as emergency responders work to rescue crew members from the capsized Golden Ray in 2019.

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