May 14, 2021
A fire has started in the wreck of the Golden Ray wreck in St. Simons Sound, Georgia, sending a thick plume of black, billowing smoke into the air.
The fire reportedly started this morning during pre-cutting operations involving hot work on section three of the wreck.
Fire fighting in on-going using an installed fire suppression system on the wreck itself and also by crews on the VB10000 and smaller “bear cub” tugs inside the Environmental Protection Barrier. Flames could be seen coming from one of the exposed sections of the vessel.
Heavy, black thick smoke seen coming out of overturned #GoldenRay. Sun Inman, Altamaha Riverkeeper, shared this video. She says there was a fire earlier this am but crews thought it was under control. Inman says she doesn’t see a lot of activity putting it out right now. @wjxt4pic.twitter.com/DiTdBpTxQb Brittany Muller (@BrittMullerNews) May 14, 2021