# Golden Ray Investigation **URL:** \ **Category:** Marine Safety\ **Created:** [September 14, 2020, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/golden-ray-investigation/56719 "2020-09-14T20:58:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KPChief](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kpchief/32/26_2.png) [@KPChief](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/KPChief)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2020, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/golden-ray-investigation/56719/1 "2020-09-14T20:58:42Z")
> **[Coast Guard - Golden Ray Formal Investigation Hearing](https://www.news.uscg.mil/news-by-region/7th-district-southeast/golden-ray-formal-investigation-hearing/)** Looks like I missed today’s streaming but schedule shows more later in week I think. ---
**Author:** ![KPChief](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kpchief/32/26_2.png) [@KPChief](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/KPChief)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2020, 9:12pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/golden-ray-investigation/56719/2 "2020-09-14T21:12:00Z")
Looks like I didn’t miss much. > **[Technical difficulties mar first day of Golden Ray hearings](https://thebrunswicknews.com/breaking/technical-difficulties-mar-first-day-of-golden-ray-hearings/article_03185bf8-6425-54c5-80b9-7c3d319d8bf8.html)** > > As the opening day of testimony began into last September's wreck of the freighter Golden Ray in the St. Simons Sound, members of the public and press were collectively asking ---
**Author:** ![dbeierl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/dbeierl/32/11833_2.png) [@dbeierl](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/dbeierl)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2020, 9:12pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/golden-ray-investigation/56719/3 "2020-09-14T21:12:06Z")
There are two and a quarter hours of hearing at [https://livestream.com/uscginvestigations/events/9252896](https://livestream.com/uscginvestigations/events/9252896) ---
**Author:** ![KPChief](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kpchief/32/26_2.png) [@KPChief](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/KPChief)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2020, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/golden-ray-investigation/56719/4 "2020-09-14T21:15:10Z")
Thanks for the link. Hope the power stays on. ---
**Author:** ![dbeierl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/dbeierl/32/11833_2.png) [@dbeierl](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/dbeierl)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2020, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/golden-ray-investigation/56719/5 "2020-09-14T21:20:26Z")
Using excellent headphones and turning the volume way up you can hear much of it by working at it. ---
**Author:** ![SeaEagle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/seaeagle/32/17788_2.png) [@SeaEagle](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/SeaEagle)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2020, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/golden-ray-investigation/56719/6 "2020-09-14T21:31:30Z")
Second to fourth day usually gets into the meat. Perhaps I am predisposed in my opinion with what happened, but will have an open ear. ---
**Author:** ![KPChief](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kpchief/32/26_2.png) [@KPChief](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/KPChief)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2020, 3:22am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/golden-ray-investigation/56719/7 "2020-09-22T03:22:47Z")
> **[\`Smooth travel' observed before ship capsized off Georgia](https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/wireStory/smooth-travel-observed-ship-capsized-off-georgia-73148227)** > > A tugboat captain who helped a cargo ship leave a Georgia seaport shortly before it overturned along the coast says he saw only smooth sailing before the big vessel capsized Everything was fine until it wasn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Kennebec\_Captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kennebec_captain/32/13_2.png) [@Kennebec\_Captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Kennebec_Captain)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2020, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/golden-ray-investigation/56719/8 "2020-09-22T22:00:14Z")
> **[Investigator testifies Golden Ray violated stability regulations - FreightWaves](https://www.freightwaves.com/news/investigator-testifies-golden-ray-violated-stability-regulations)** > > 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. Short 1500 tons of ballast. ---
**Author:** ![Dutchie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/dutchie/32/170_2.png) [@Dutchie](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Dutchie)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/golden-ray-investigation/56719/9 "2020-09-23T13:37:49Z")
Stability issues is a polite understatement. Capital mistake with a lot of consequences. ---
**Author:** ![Kennebec\_Captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kennebec_captain/32/13_2.png) [@Kennebec\_Captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Kennebec_Captain)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 10:43am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/golden-ray-investigation/56719/10 "2020-10-02T10:43:13Z")
I’ve not found much from a couple quick searches. I did read the C/M’s testimony. The calculated GM was around 2.5 meters. I’d guess the minimum required GM would be around 1 meter. Evidently both the cargo and ballast weights were incorrect. Sounds very similar to the MV Höegh Osaka incident in Southampton. The C/M of the Golden Ray testified that he didn’t have a final stow plan but was using estimated weights ![Golden_Ray](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/2/4/249dacff5662a830d450aa09176f742a704c3594.png) Standard practice in load ports for used cars. In ports where new cars are loaded almost always get a good pre-stow with exact weights. Link to docs is here: [https://www.news.uscg.mil/news-by-region/7th-district-southeast/golden-ray-formal-investigation-hearing/](https://www.news.uscg.mil/news-by-region/7th-district-southeast/golden-ray-formal-investigation-hearing/)