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Larger vessels are assisted by as many as three tug boats as they pass beneath the Talmadge Bridge."},{"_id":"OI6I5IIEXBC4HCVK5HOYSAOSOY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1711465689881},"type":"text","content":"“We’re a river port and from a navigation standpoint, our pilots take great precautions in moving vessels,” Lynch said Tuesday following a Georgia Port Authority board meeting. “I’m proud of our pilots and the great work they do.”"},{"_id":"C5KOAS24M5FTJLCRWIL5FXFTGQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1711468061257},"type":"text","content":"Other incidents can happen, however. In 2019, the car carrier M/V Golden Ray caught fire and capsized just east of Brunswick’s Lanier bridge, and it took about two years to fully remove the last pieces of the hulking ship."},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"dd6d8f334fdbdfc6a3812ac1fa0b82022ad0f4e73a0c4782cca8651383c27baf"},"caption":"Aerial observers survey the Golden Ray wreck site for any environmental impacts on Thursday, July 22, 2021. 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