Responders install gates to the Environmental Protection Barrier [Image 4 of 5]

BRUNSWICK, GA, UNITED STATES

10.28.2020

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Himes 

U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADET Jacksonville   

Responders install gates to the Environmental Protection Barrier (EPB) around the Golden Ray wreck site. The EPB is a 1-mile custom designed barrier made of high density polyethylene pipe, 5-foot square mesh debris netting and ocean boom coupled to pilings and able to rise and fall with tidal action. The EPB is a part of a multi-layer environmental protection system. St. Simons Sound incident photo.

• Date Taken: 10.28.2020
• Date Posted: 10.31.2020 09:55
• Photo ID: 6409362
• VIRIN: 201028-G-SF967-360
• Resolution: 1600x1200
• Size: 282.61 KB
• Location: BRUNSWICK, GA, US