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

BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, UNITED STATES

10.30.2020

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Himes 

U.S. Coast Guard Heartland District   

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: 10.30.2020
• Date Posted: 10.31.2020 09:55
• Photo ID: 6409363
• VIRIN: 201030-G-SF967-467
• Resolution: 1600x1200
• Size: 419.35 KB
• Location: BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, US