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]]>I, however, am less concerned with the contents of the wreck and more with the effects the wreck has had on the seafloor. The wreck’s presence on the seafloor has dramatically altered the local flow of the tidal currents and where these currents accelerate around the structure sediment is scoured away. The wreck now firmly sits within a crater, or scour pit. However, recent propositions for the construction of an airport within the Thames Estuary threaten the wreck’s permanency. A feasibility report for the airport construction stated that it would seem necessary for the full treatment and/or removal and disposal of the munitions. This would mean a sad end to the wreck of the Monty, one of only three remaining unaltered liberty ships.
Amelia Astley
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SS Richard Montgomery information and survey reports
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