- 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 15, 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 2, 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 27, 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 15, 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 13, 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...