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Fire blamed for latest Golden Ray dismantling delay
Removal of car carrier from St. Simons Sound plagued by work stoppages
0 36 3 minutes read Multiple vessels cool the Golden Ray wreck using seawater Saturday following a fire inside the wreck on Friday. (Photo: St. Simons Sound Incident Response)
The removal of the Golden Ray wreckage from Georgia’s St. Simons Sound has been plagued by delays the roll-on/roll-off vessel capsized in the early-morning hours of Sept. 9, 2019. Now the work to cut apart the car carrier has been brought to a screeching halt again, this time by a fire inside the wreck.
The St. Simons Sound Incident Command said the assessment was likely to take several days.
Part of the process involved unhooking the VB10000 heavy lift vessel from Section Three and shifting it away from the wreck.
The Golden Ray was carrying about 4,200 vehicles when it lost stability and grounded in St. Simons Sound as it departed the Port of Brunswick in September 2019. All vehicles remained inside the ship’s cargo holds upon commencement of the cutting and removal operation, which kicked off in November 2020.
The fire flared up Friday morning during pre-cutting operations to separate Section Three from the wreck. Pre-cutting operations involve the use of 6-foot cutting torches along the cut groove to direct the cutting chain away from thicker steel along the cut path. No injuries were reported.
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
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