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

Golden Ray: Cutting begins on Section Two

The St. Simons Sound Response team has now started operations to remove Section Two of the hull of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray, which is being sliced into eight giant sections

Golden Ray: Cutting resumes after maintenance pause

After taking a pause to maintain apparatus, the St. Simons Sound Response team today resumed cutting operations on the hull of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray, which is being sliced into

Golden Ray: Responders resume car carrier cutting

The St. Simons Sound Incident response team resumed cutting operations to separate Section Seven from the wreck of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray Wednesday. The team has already removed two sections

VIDEO: Golden Ray responders well into second cut

The St. Simons Sound Incident response team is now well into the cut that will separate the stern section of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray. Meantime, the bow section of the

Golden Ray salvage resumes after cutting chain link breaks

Dismantling and removal of the wreck of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray from St. Simons Sound, Ga., continues to prove a challenging task. As we reported earlier (see story), the heavy

VIDEO: Golden Ray cutting now underway

After waiting for weather windows and overcoming a number of technical difficulties, the Unified Command (USCG, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Gallagher Marine Systems) working on the salvage of the capsized car

Golden Ray: Responders fix a problem and wait for a weather window

St. Simons Sound Incident Unified Command (UC) responders are monitoring weather forecasts, including the threat of severe weather associated with Tropical Storm Eta, to identify a weather window for cutting and lifting

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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