VIDEO: Final Golden Ray section leaves St. Simons Sound
More than two years after the capsize of the car carrier Golden Ray on September 8, 2019, the final section of its dismantled wreck has now been removed from St. Simons Sound,
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Why the Golden Ray capsized
The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that an error in entering ballast water quantities into a stability program is the probable cause of the September 8, 2019 capsizing of the car
Golden Ray: Disposal of final sections poses its own problems
It is now more than two years since the September 8, 2019 capsize of the car carrier Golden Ray and, at this stage, disassembling and disposing of its wreck has taken significantly
Golden Ray: The final cut begins
Almost two years after the capsize of the then 660 foot long car carrier Golden Ray on September 8, 2020, efforts to dismantle the wreck of the vessel and remove it from
Golden Ray: Oil discharge follows latest cut
The St. Simons Sound Incident Response reports that wreck removal personnel separated Section Six from the remainder of the wreck of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray on Friday. However, during weight-shedding
VIDEO: Golden Ray responders complete another cut
The St. Simons Sound Incident Response reports that wreck removal personnel completed cutting operations and separated Section Three from the remainder of the wreck of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray on
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
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
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
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