Chain break latest kink in Golden Ray dismantling
Each cut to separate the car carrier into eight pieces is expected to take “at least a week in ideal conditions.”
Each cut to separate the car carrier into eight pieces is expected to take “at least a week in ideal conditions.”
Ro-ro vessel has lain on its side since running aground while sailing from the Port of Brunswick in September 2019.
The ro-ro vessel that capsized leaving the Port of Brunswick in September 2019 will be cut into eight multi-ton sections.
Naval architect says the release of 1,500 tons of ballast left the ro-ro vessel without the needed energy to make a turn leaving the Port of Brunswick.
Port of Brunswick pilot recounts harrowing moments when car carrier tipped over.
Technical difficulties plague the first day of a livestreamed hearing conducted by the Coast Guard.
Ro-ro vessel remains on its side awaiting dismantling and removal off the Georgia coast.
“Cargo volume reductions related to COVID-19 were offset by the strength of our export markets and record volumes earlier in the year,” says GPA Executive Director Griff Lynch.
Wrecked car carrier, with some 4,200 vehicles on board, has been on its side in St. Simons Sound since September.
The longer the coronavirus crisis continues, “the longer it’s going to take to get the ship righted,” says GPA Executive Director Griff Lynch.
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The Port of Brunswick in Georgia is now open to commercial vessel traffic 24 hours a day after salvors have stabilized a car carrier that flipped on its side.
The car carrier Golden Ray, which ran aground and capsized while it was leaving the Port of Brunswick, Georgia, on Sept. 8, will be cut up in place and removed.
Georgia Ports Authority is looking to grow roll-on, roll-off cargo even as work continues on salvaging the capsized car carrier Golden Ray.
The Port of Brunswick reopens to restricted traffic as the investigation into the capsizing of the car carrier continues.
Two ships trapped in the Port of Brunswick since September 8 when the vehicle carrier Golden Ray capsized, have been allowed to leave, a prelude to a possible reopening of the port.
Roll-on, roll-off cargo vessel Golden Ray capsized early Sunday morning, Sept. 8, leaving the Port of Brunswick with 24 crewmembers aboard. Search continues for four missing members.
Customs and Border Protection announced that it will suspend operations at the two Georgia seaports for Sept. 3-4 with the approach of Hurricane Dorian.