# Salvage of Capsized Golden Ray in Georgia **URL:** \ **Category:** Marine Incidents\ **Created:** [September 10, 2019, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/salvage-of-capsized-golden-ray-in-georgia/52667 "2019-09-10T21:15:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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 10, 2019, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/salvage-of-capsized-golden-ray-in-georgia/52667/1 "2019-09-10T21:15:55Z")
[Coast Guard Shifts Focus to Salvage of Capsized Golden Ray in Georgia](https://gcaptain.com/coast-guard-shifts-focus-to-salvage-of-capsized-golden-ray/) Don’'t have much to say at this point but I am having a duck/rabbit thing going on with this picture. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/2X/7/74888fa3fc1d5f0bbca266cb6d343a84494ff99e.jpeg) The photo is at an angle more stern on but it looks like it’s not. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/2X/b/b0d30ac38c1598c9cf5c9cbb76e80f425fd26150.png) ---
**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 10, 2019, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/salvage-of-capsized-golden-ray-in-georgia/52667/2 "2019-09-10T23:05:39Z")
Split this topic on September 10, 2019, 11:05pm UTC 7 posts were merged into an existing topic: [Weird Photo of Golden Ray on it’s side](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/weird-photo-of-golden-ray-on-its-side/52668) ---
**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 16, 2019, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/salvage-of-capsized-golden-ray-in-georgia/52667/9 "2019-09-16T20:29:07Z")
[Golden Ray Salvaged Temporarily Suspend in Georgia Due to Heavy Weather](https://gcaptain.com/golden-ray-salvaged-temporarily-suspend-in-georgia-due-to-heavy-weather/) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/2X/3/36723eae60add61c296985beeb1303c552ff0954.jpeg) Photo courtesy Coastal Resources Division – Georgia DNR > Salvage operations on the capsized Golden Ray car carrier have been temporarily suspended due to the onset of heavy weather from Hurricane Humberto off the southeastern United States. > > “Out of concern for the safety for our response crews we have made the decision to temporarily halt operations involving the Golden Ray and plan to resume as soon as it’s safe to,” said Commander Norm Witt, the Federal On Scene Coordinator. ---
**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 18, 2019, 11:17am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/salvage-of-capsized-golden-ray-in-georgia/52667/10 "2019-09-18T11:17:04Z")
> **[Salvaging, cleanup of Golden Ray shipwreck will require detailed planning](https://thebrunswicknews.com/news/local_news/salvaging-cleanup-of-golden-ray-shipwreck-will-require-detailed-planning/article_9bedd9f8-a7f7-51e1-9112-e35a50977171.html)** > > A towering crane has been visible over the shipwrecked Golden Ray since Saturday morning, less than a week after the 656-foot freighter toppled on its port side in the St. > The massive salvaging operation is being headed by Donjon Marine Co. Inc., a company headquartered in Hillside, N.J., that specializes in solving complex and large-scale maritime calamities such as the one now foundering in local waters ---
**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 21, 2019, 12:36am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/salvage-of-capsized-golden-ray-in-georgia/52667/11 "2019-09-21T00:36:51Z")
Go get ‘em boyz. ---
**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 21, 2019, 12:50am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/salvage-of-capsized-golden-ray-in-georgia/52667/12 "2019-09-21T00:50:35Z")
I remember her, sitting high and dry on the beach at low tide. ---
**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 21, 2019, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/salvage-of-capsized-golden-ray-in-georgia/52667/13 "2019-09-21T16:14:25Z")
Updates from the ICS. [https://ssiresponse.com/](https://ssiresponse.com/) ---
**Author:** ![cape\_cod\_night](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c89c15/32.png) [@cape\_cod\_night](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/cape_cod_night)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2019, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/salvage-of-capsized-golden-ray-in-georgia/52667/14 "2019-09-21T17:21:25Z")
I remember as a kid touching the hull on the beach. I know my dad has the photos of us next to her as little kids ---
**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 21, 2019, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/salvage-of-capsized-golden-ray-in-georgia/52667/15 "2019-09-21T19:17:10Z")
I was living in Stoneham and went down to see her a day or two after the grounding. I also went to see the tugboat that sank in the Canal a bit earlier. I was probably in Cambridge then. I’d been through the Canal several times before then (first time in '69) but I think that was the first time I’d set foot on Cape Cod. ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 10:49am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/salvage-of-capsized-golden-ray-in-georgia/52667/16 "2019-09-23T10:49:17Z")
Oil spill has been detected during the salvage operation of Golden Ray: > **[Capsized car carrier off Brunswick leaks bunker fuel -](https://splash247.com/capsized-car-carrier-off-brunswick-leaks-bunker-fuel/)** > > The 2017-built, 7,700 ceu car carrier , which capsized near the American port of Brunswick earlier this month, has leaked oil during salvage operations to take bunker fuel from the stricken ship got underway. The US Coast Guard has identified... ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2019, 11:08am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/salvage-of-capsized-golden-ray-in-georgia/52667/17 "2019-09-30T11:08:02Z")
Removal of Fuel and other contaminants are underway: > **[Photos: Golden Ray Hot-Tapping Underway](https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/photos-golden-ray-hot-tapping-underway)** > > Response crews continue removing the oily water mixture from the Golden Rays engine room, and to dat... ---
**Author:** ![Lee\_Shore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Lee\_Shore](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Lee_Shore)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2019, 12:48pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/salvage-of-capsized-golden-ray-in-georgia/52667/18 "2019-10-03T12:48:29Z")
> **[Source of Golden Ray Oil Spill Plugged](https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/source-of-golden-ray-oil-spill-plugged)** > > The St. Simons Sound Incident Unified Command continues its response to the capsized car carrier Gol... ---
**Author:** ![Chief\_Seadog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/67e7ee/32.png) [@Chief\_Seadog](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Chief_Seadog)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2019, 1:28pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/salvage-of-capsized-golden-ray-in-georgia/52667/19 "2019-10-03T13:28:59Z")
I can’t help but wonder what the ultimate salvage plan will be. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2019, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/salvage-of-capsized-golden-ray-in-georgia/52667/20 "2019-10-03T16:59:31Z")
Me too! Salvagewise you are better off with a sunken ship like the car carrier Tricolor which was sawed in seven pieces. ![IMG_5150](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/2X/7/70eb9d40de0a4bcc38b045efca78dd0ed7915afc.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2019, 9:38am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/salvage-of-capsized-golden-ray-in-georgia/52667/21 "2019-10-14T09:38:33Z")
The Golden Ray to be dismantled in place: > **[Golden Ray to be dismantled in place -](https://splash247.com/golden-ray-to-be-dismantled-in-place/)** > > Salvage experts in the US have decided it’s too difficult to right and refloat the , which capsized five weeks ago in St Simons Sound in Georgia. Instead, an operation will be mounted to remove all of the ship and its contents in place. The pilot of... Could the wreck be rightened and salvaged given the the possibilities to call in foreign salvors with the rigth knowledge, experience and equipment to do the job? ---
**Author:** ![DamnYankee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/damnyankee/32/514_2.png) [@DamnYankee](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/DamnYankee)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2019, 9:55am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/salvage-of-capsized-golden-ray-in-georgia/52667/22 "2019-10-14T09:55:32Z")
> [@ombugge](#): > > Could the wreck be rightened and salvaged given the the possibilities to call in foreign salvors with the rigth knowledge, experience and equipment to do the job? 🙄🤮 ---
**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 14, 2019, 12:56pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/salvage-of-capsized-golden-ray-in-georgia/52667/23 "2019-10-14T12:56:03Z")
Unlike the Höegh Osaka and a couple other incidents this ship rolled all the way to 90 degrees. I suspect the reason is that a large percentage of the cargo has shifted. I’d guess that if most or all of the cargo was still lashed the ship would be righted rather than broke up. ---
**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:** [October 14, 2019, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/salvage-of-capsized-golden-ray-in-georgia/52667/24 "2019-10-14T14:24:24Z")
> [@ombugge](#): > > Could the wreck be rightened and salvaged given the the possibilities to call in foreign salvors with the rigth knowledge, experience and equipment to do the job? Why do you assume the only issue with righting this vessel is “the right knowledge” and that that is only available from a “foreign salvor”? If you have details of the economic or technical or environmental factors on this job please share them. This would seem to be very much a time, place, circumstance dependent decision which the owners, their insurers, and the incident command, salvage contractor all would have more knowledge of then a bunch of people yakking on the internet and comparing them to previous jobs from the good ole days. ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2019, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/salvage-of-capsized-golden-ray-in-georgia/52667/25 "2019-10-14T16:15:04Z")
I raised a question not making an opinion. Salvage companies like Smit Salvage, Resolve and Mammoet have experience from worldwide operations and similar salvage, as well as wreck removal by cutting in place. They also have access to real large capacity floating cranes and other equipment that may not be available in the US. My question was really in refr. to the resistance to allow foreign contractors and floating equipment into US waters, even if the Insurers requested it and it would be to everybody’s advantage to get the job done quickly, cheaply and safely. ---
**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:** [October 14, 2019, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/salvage-of-capsized-golden-ray-in-georgia/52667/26 "2019-10-14T16:33:58Z")
Well here again what evidence is there of this “resistance”? They hired a US based company perhaps the one listed in their response plan. I am just speculating but I would not be surprised if US based companies have pooled resources before with each other or companies based outside the US. By subcontracting or via formal or informal consortium type agreements. Just saying it may be too early to develop a conspiracy theory or a US-regulatory-issue-standing-in-the-way-of-doing-what’s-best thing. It may simply be the cost of mobilizing or equipment availability or time to complete the job for such an operation exceeds the ports patience for having their port unobstructed and fully operational again. Wish there was better technical reporting being done on this story. [Next page](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/salvage-of-capsized-golden-ray-in-georgia/52667.md?page=2)