Burned out shell of containership seen from air

VIDEO: X-Press Pearl sinks at stern

A virtually new containership that has been on fire off Sri Lanka since May 20 partially sank today, just as salvage efforts were seeming to show some progress. As we reported earlier,

The cutting chain progresses along the pre-cut groove during operations to separate Section Three from the remaining Golden Ray wreck on Sunday. [

Golden Ray: Cutting and clean-up efforts continue

After the setback that followed last month’s fire inside the Golden Ray wreck, cutting operations have continued as responders work to dismantle the remains of the capsized car carrier and remove them

Smoke billows from wreck

X-Press Pearl fire still not under control

Sri Lanka TV news channels today showed the nearly new containership X-Press Pearl as still continuing to burn, despite firefighting efforts that are now in their eighth day. Pollution from the 2021-built,

Golden Ray response team leaders

Golden Ray: Cutting equipment good to go, but will lugs hold?

As they continue to assess the impact of the fire that broke out within the Golden Ray wreck on May 14, responders say the equipment being used to cut up and remove

Barge between gantriess of VB-10000

Golden Ray responders deal with impact of wreck fire

Following the recent fire in the interior of the Golden Ray wreck, St. Simons Sound Incident Response engineers have been continuing damage assessments of both the wreck itself and the equipment being

USCG: NYK Delphinus docks in Oakland

The U.S. Coast Guard 11th District reports that a Unified Command has coordinated the safe transfer of the NYK Delphinus to the Port of Oakland. As we reported earlier, the 4,888 TEU,

Smoke comes out of ventilation ducts

VIDEO: Containership reports engineroom fire

A 4,888 TEU NYK Line containership was under tow Sunday after a Unified Command consisting of the Coast Guard, California and Resolve Marine responded following a report of an engineroom fire. The

Multiplle vessels spray wateer on Golden Ray wreck following fire

VIDEO: Golden Ray: After the fire, the questions

The fire that broke out inside the wreck of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray on Friday (see earlier story) had been successfully extinguished by early that evening, according to the unified

Smoke billowing fom Golden Ray wreck

VIDEO: Fire breaks out on Golden Ray wreck

Coast Guard and Unified Command personnel were this afternoon trying to suppress a fire that broke out within the remaining portion of the wreck of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray, which

Massve cutting chain and block

Golden Ray: Responders start another cut

Responders continue to make progress in their efforts to remove the wreck of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray from St. Simons Sound, Ga. Yesterday, they began cutting operations to separate Section

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