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News Articles: Golden Ray

 In the aftermath of the 2019 Golden Ray shipwreck, commercial shrimpers are seeking compensation for damages for loss of business and calling for the remediation of St. Simons Sound and surrounding areas.

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Georgia shrimpers sue Golden Ray owners, salvagers over shipwreck’s pollution off St. Simons

In response to the havoc caused by the massive Golden Ray carrier that sank off the Georgia coast three years ago, commercial fishermen are suing the cargo ship owner and manager and the company responsible for the lengthy salvage operation.

September 09, 2022
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
Pollution from Golden Ray

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  • Environment

New fight emerges over Golden Ray shipwreck damages off Georgia coast

A Glynn County Commission lawsuit is seeking damages from the Golden Ray’s owner-operator and salvage company for cleanup costs, lost tourism dollars, damage to natural resources, and diminished property values resulting from the wreck and lengthy recovery.

April 12, 2022
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
Georgia Power's Plant Scherer, fronted by the pile of coal being prepped to burn to make electricity, in 2019.

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Environmentalists' 2021 list of Georgia water problems features old and new issues

Georgia environmental advocates have released their annual list of water issues they say need to be addressed — their so-called Dirty Dozen. 

December 15, 2021
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
 The Georgia Environmental Protection Division is proposing to levy a $3 million fine on the owners of the shipwrecked Golden Ray for pollutants that leaked into St. Simons Sound. In this photo, a large section of the capsized cargo ship has been removed from the waterways.

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Georgia environmental regulators propose $3 million fine for Golden Ray pollution

State environmental regulators are accepting public comments until Dec. 23 on their proposed consent order to penalize Hyundai Glovis Co. for discharging pollutants and debris without a permit in one of the largest maritime disasters in American history.

November 30, 2021
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  • Stanley Dunlap
Golden Ray

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Golden Ray wreck fished out of St. Simons Sound, leaves pollution questions in its wake

Environmentalists say the removal of the ship only clears the part of the wreckage most obvious on the surface. They are pressing for more details on what will come next to clean marshes and shores of the remaining oil and other contaminants that aren’t so visible.

October 12, 2021
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  • GPB Newsroom
Oil in marshes on SSI

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Changing Tides Spread Oil From Golden Ray Wreck To St. Simon's Beaches, Marshes

The oil spill happened after workers dismantled a section of the Golden Ray nearly a week ago and the tide swept the oil under the environmental protection barrier that is set up around the ship.

August 06, 2021
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  • Jill Nolin
Golden Ray

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Pollution Worries Persist As Golden Ray Salvage On Hold After Recent Blaze

With the shipwrecked Golden Ray’s removal equipment repaired, salvage crews continue to get ready to resume their work removing the car carrier following a May 14 blaze in St. Simons Sound. 

May 26, 2021
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  • Stanley Dunlap
The 255-foot-tall crane vessel VB 10,000 sits astride what remains of the shipwreck of the Golden Ray in the St. Simons Sound in early May. The 656-foot-long car carrier overturned Sept. 8, 2019, while heading out to sea with a cargo of 4,200 vehicles. Four sections have been removed, sheared off by a massive anchor chain muscled up through the shipwreck’s steel exterior and 12 interior decks by the VB 10,000’s powerful system of winches and pulleys.

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Georgia Today: Fragile Coast Further Threatened After Fire Aboard The Golden Ray Shipwreck

It's been nearly two years since crews began clearing a massive shipwreck from St. Simons Sound. Last week, the already dangerous cleanup operation got even more complex when what's left of the cargo ship caught fire. On the latest Georgia Today podcast, host Steve Fennessy and guest Larry Hobbs, a reporter with The Brunswick News, bring us the latest on the Golden Ray cleanup effort and how it could affect the state's coastal environment.

May 21, 2021
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  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
Response engineers begin initial assessments of the Golden Ray wreck and wreck removal equipment on Saturday, May 15, 2021, following a fire inside the wreck on Friday.

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Crews Assess Fire Damage To Capsized Ship Golden Ray

Engineers are evaluating the St. Simons Sound wreck for fire damage and ensuring it's safe for workers.

May 17, 2021
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  • Emily Jones
Golden Ray ablaze

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Golden Ray, Ship Stuck Off St. Simons Island, Engulfed In Flames

The Golden Ray, the massive container ship left stranded on its side in St. Simons Sound after running aground September 2019, was ablaze Friday afternoon, with flames stretching high into the air. 

May 14, 2021
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  • Grant Blankenship
A woman points from a boat, and a man looks, at the wreck of the Golden Ray in St. Simon's Sound

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Responders, Environmentalists Brace For Possible Oil From Capsized Ship

More than a year after the cargo ship Golden Ray capsized in the St. Simons Sound on its way out of the Port of Brunswick, most of it is still sitting in the water. Salvage crews are cutting it up, as they and environmental groups anxiously watch for a possible oil spill.

April 15, 2021
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  • Emily Jones
Workers in protective gear wash off a lightly-oiled pelican

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Pelican Oiled By Golden Ray Salvage Rescued, Rehabbed, Released

Crews monitoring the environmental impacts of the effort to cut up and remove the capsized ship found the lightly oiled pelican and turned it over to bird rehabilitation experts.

February 18, 2021
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  • Emily Jones
The heavy-lift vessel VB10,000 arrives at the Golden Ray wreck site

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  • Environment

Heavy Lift Vessel Arrives To Remove Golden Ray

The VB 10,000 will be used to cut up and remove the cargo ship, which capsized more than a year ago.

October 28, 2020
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  • Emily Jones
A crane positions the 16th and final lifting lug onto the hull of the motor vessel Golden Ray in St. Simons Sound, Georgia, June 3, 2020.

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Testimony Shows Cargo Ship Golden Ray Was Top-Heavy When It Capsized

Public hearings on the capsizing of the cargo ship Golden Ray concluded Tuesday.

September 22, 2020
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  • Emily Jones
A salvage crew used a crane on June 24 to hoist a section of the Golden Ray's ramp used to load vehicles on and off the ship. The Coast Guard is delaying the ship’s removal from St. Simons Sound until at least October to avoid the peak of hurricane season.

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Sen. Perdue Chides Coast Guard For Delay In Golden Ray's Removal As Hurricane Season Ramps Up

Monday Isaias became just the first named storm to come close to St. Simons Sound since the Golden Ray capsized there last summer. And as hurricane season arrives, environmentalists are nervous about what’s inside the remaining wreckage.

August 04, 2020
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
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