Golden Ray salvage ops move ahead
With the giant twin-gantry, twin-barge catamaran VB-10,000 now on-site in St. Simons Sound, Ga., responders have been taking the final preparatory steps needed as it starts cutting into the capsized car carrier
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Golden Ray salvage gets back on track
Efforts to remove the wreck of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray from St. Simons Sound, Ga., look to be getting back on track. On October 7, the Unified Command working on
Golden Ray salvage operations ramp up
The St. Simons Sound Incident Unified Command working on the salvage of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray has been ramping up operations inside the Environmental Protection Barrier (EPB) protecting the wreck.
Coast Guard to hold public hearing on Golden Ray capsizing
The U.S. Coast Guard, National Transportation Safety Board, Republic of Marshall Islands Maritime Administrator, and the Korean Maritime Safety Tribunal are scheduled to conduct a formal public hearing to consider evidence related
Golden Ray response operations resume
The St. Simons Sound Incident Unified Command working on the salvage of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray has resumed operations after the passage of Hurricane Isaias. The response has since placed
VIDEO: COVID-19, hurricane concerns force pause in Golden Ray removal ops
The St. Simons Sound Incident Unified Command working on the salvage of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray announced a pause in removal operations during an online media conference June 24. The
VIDEO: Giant heavy lift vessel preps for Golden Ray removal
The largest heavy lift vessel ever built in the U.S., the twin-gantry, twin-barge catamaran VB-10,000, designed and owned by Versabar Inc., New Orleans, has arrived in the Port of Fernandina, Fla., to
Wepfer Marine reaches settlement with family of two who died in towboat sinking
Local media report that Wepfer Marine has reached a settlement with surviving family members of two men who died in the December 2017 capsizing and sinking of the 1976-built towboat Ricky Robinson.
Lightering of fuel from Golden Ray completed
Another milestone has been reached in the ongoing efforts to remove the capsized car carrier Golden Ray, which has remained resting on its side in St. Stephen’s Sound. Georgia, since September 8.
NTSB: Poor maintenance led to towboat capsize
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued the report of its investigation of the October 9, 2018 capsizing of a 39 year old towboat at mile 142 on the Lower Mississippi