Jul 10, 2021

Maintenance begins to prepare for removal of Section Six of the Golden Ray wreck

BRUNSWICK, Ga. - After the passage of Tropical Storm Elsa, responders resumed operations to prepare the VB-10000 to separate Section Six...

Jul 5, 2021

Section Three removed from Golden Ray wreck site

BRUNSWICK, Ga. - Section Three of the Golden Ray wreck departed the wreck site and arrived at a response facility near Mayor’s Point...

Jul 3, 2021

Responders prepare Section Three for removal, treat marsh grass

BRUNSWICK, Ga. - Responders continue preparations to remove Section Three of the Golden Ray wreck from the wreck site by dry-dock barge...

Jul 1, 2021

Section Three cut complete

BRUNSWICK, Ga. - Responders separated Section Three of the Golden Ray wreck and on-water response vessels mitigate an oil discharge in...

Jun 24, 2021

Cutting operations resume

BRUNSWICK, Ga. - Cutting operations to separate Section Three from the remainder of the Golden Ray wreck resumed on Wednesday. REMOVAL...

Jun 14, 2021

Responders pause cutting to conduct maintenance

BRUNSWICK, Ga. - Wreck removal personnel paused cutting operations to separate Section Three of the Golden Ray wreck to allow for routine...

Jun 6, 2021

Cutting operations continue, shoreline clean-up teams continue to recover oil

BRUNSWICK, Ga. - Response environmental mitigation personnel continue to recover oil along the shorelines of St. Simons Island and Jekyll...

Jun 1, 2021

Cutting Operations continue, Responders recover oil discharge

BRUNSWICK, Ga. - Response environmental mitigation personnel recovered oil that discharged from the wreck on Tuesday. Mitigation...

May 27, 2021

Cutting operations resume on Section Three of the Golden Ray

BRUNSWICK, Ga. - Wreck removal personnel began cycling the cutting chain back into the groove to separate Section Three of the Golden Ray...

May 26, 2021

Assessments of the Golden Ray wreck continue

BRUNSWICK, Ga. - Response engineering teams continue to assess the Golden Ray wreck prior to recommencing cutting operations. The...

May 20, 2021

Responders continue post-fire assessments, recover debris

BRUNSWICK, Ga. - Response engineers continue damage assessments of the wreck and wreck removal equipment. Shoreline survey teams continue...

May 15, 2021

Responders begin post-fire assessments

BRUNSWICK, Ga. - Response engineers began post-fire assessments of the wreck and wreck removal equipment on Saturday. The assessment is...

May 14, 2021

Fire at the Golden Ray wreck is out, responders continue fire watch overnight

BRUNSWICK, Ga. - Response firefighting teams suppressed the fire inside the Golden Ray wreck and will maintain a fire watch throughout...

May 14, 2021

Crew safely evacuated following fire onboard wreck

BRUNSWICK, Ga – A fire began on the wreck of the Golden Ray this afternoon. All non-essential responders from the VB-10000 have been...

May 12, 2021

Section Three cutting operations progress

BRUNSWICK, Ga. - Cutting operations to separate Section Three of the Golden Ray wreck continue. Section Seven departed Mayors Point...

May 7, 2021

Cutting operations start on Section Three

BRUNSWICK, Ga. - Responders commenced cutting operations to separate Section Three of the Golden Ray wreck on Thursday. REMOVAL UPDATE...

Apr 28, 2021

Section Seven of the Golden Ray wreck removed

BRUNSWICK, Ga. - Responders removed Section Seven of the Golden Ray wreck on Tuesday. REMOVAL UPDATE Tug crews removed Section Seven of...

Apr 24, 2021

Section Seven separated from Golden Ray wreck

BRUNSWICK, Ga. - Responders separated Section Seven from the remainder of the Golden Ray wreck on Saturday. REMOVAL UPDATE Cutting...

Apr 22, 2021

Cutting continues on Section Seven

BRUNSWICK, Ga. - Cutting operations continue on Section Seven of the Golden Ray wreck. REMOVAL UPDATE Wreck removal personnel continue...

Apr 14, 2021

Cutting operations continue on Section Seven

BRUNSWICK, Ga. - Cutting operations continue on Section Seven of the Golden Ray wreck. REMOVAL UPDATE Cutting operations to separate...

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