By this public-report date DfT had rejected continued use of the contracted jack-up-rig approach, and the mast-removal process was to restart to identify a safer solution.

2023-06-23 - Programme_no_go

Location: SS Richard Montgomery wreck site | Status: supported

By this public-report date DfT had rejected continued use of the contracted jack-up-rig approach, and the mast-removal process was to restart to identify a safer solution.

Each event in the 80-year history of the SS Richard Montgomery adds a layer of complexity to the story of this WWII munitions ship.

Sources

• ‘Objects’ found on the seabed delay removal of the masts of munitions ship SS Richard Montgomery sunk off the coast of Sheerness

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