- Aug 10, 2020
UPDATE: Operations Resume Following Hurricane Isaias
ST. SIMONS, Ga — St. Simons Sound Incident Unified Command (UC) resumed operations after the passage of Hurricane Isaias. The response...
- Aug 1, 2020
UPDATE: Response crews prepare for Hurricane Isaias
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The St. Simons Sound Incident Unified Command has directed responders to secure all equipment throughout the weekend as...
- Jul 24, 2020
UPDATE: St. Simons Sound Incident Unified Command announced a pause in removal operations of the mot
SIMONS, Ga. — St. Simons Sound Incident Unified Command announced a pause in removal operations of the motor vessel Golden Ray during an...
- Jul 3, 2020
Photo Release: VB-10,000 Arrives at Port of Fernandina
The twin-hull heavy lift vessel VB-10,000 uses its dynamic positioning system to maneuver into its mooring at the Port of Fernandina,...
- Jun 29, 2020
Photo Release: Stern Ramp Removal
St. Simons Sound Incident Response workers use acetylene torches to cut the ramp that vehicles used to drive on and off the Golden Ray...
- Jun 4, 2020
Photo Release: Final Lifting Lug Installed
A crane transfers the final lifting lug from aboard a barge to the hull of the motor vessel Golden Ray in St. Simons Sound, Georgia, June...
- Jun 1, 2020
Photo Release: Environmental Protection Barrier Installation
A St. Simons Sound Incident Response crane lifts a 150-foot wide section of netting from a barge in preparation for its installation on...
- May 18, 2020
Photo Release: Litter Pick Up
Employees of Shelton Services, Inc., recently picked up litter on the Little River Bridge catwalk in Brunswick, Georgia. Members of the...
- May 14, 2020
St. Simons Sound Incident Response hosting blood drives May 21 and June 4
ST. SIMONS, Ga.—The Unified Command for the St. Simons Sound Incident Response is hosting blood drives on May 21 and June 4 in St. Simons...
- May 13, 2020
Photo Release: U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter Visits Unified Command
U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Norm Witt briefs U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Savannah (center), on the progress and future plans for the M/V Golden...
- May 6, 2020
Photo Release: Eighth Lifting Lug Installed
T&T Salvage installs the eighth lifting lug on the M/V Golden Ray on May 6, 2020, in St. Simons Sound, Georgia. In total, 16 lugs are...
- Apr 28, 2020
Photo Release: Pollution Response Exercise
Pollution response crews with the St. Simons Sound Incident Response conduct a pollution response exercise near the M/V Golden Ray on...
- Apr 25, 2020
T&T Salvage installs the fifth lifting lug on the M/V Golden Ray
T&T Salvage installs the fifth lifting lug on the M/V Golden Ray on April 24, 2020, in St. Simons Sound, Georgia. In total, 16 lugs are...
- Apr 20, 2020
PHOTO RELEASE: Completion of Pile Driving
The Weeks 531 Derrick Crane Barge approaches the Sidney Lanier Bridge on April 17, 2020, in route to Brunswick after completing its...
- Apr 4, 2020
Photo Release: First Lifting Lug Installed on M/V Golden Ray
Unified Command photo by Abraham Cardenas T&T Salvage installs the first lifting lug on the M/V Golden Ray March 31, 2020, in St. Simons...
- Apr 4, 2020
St. Simons Sound Incident Response contractors to begin nighttime operations
ST. SIMONS, Ga. — St. Simons Sound Incident Response contractors are scheduled to begin nighttime operations Saturday, April 4, on and...
- Mar 23, 2020
Unified Command answers the Vice President’s call for Donations
ST. SIMONS, Georgia. – The contractor representing the responsible party in the Unified Command’s response to the capsized Motor Vessel...
- Mar 10, 2020
Unified Command to Conduct Dye Test
BRUNSWICK, Ga. – The Unified Command leading the response to the motor vessel Golden Ray announced today it will conduct a dye test in...
- Feb 19, 2020
St. Simons Sound Incident Response contractors to begin construction of EPB
ST. SIMONS, Georgia — St. Simons Sound Incident Response contractors are scheduled to begin construction of an environmental protection...
- Feb 5, 2020
St. Simons Sound Incident Response Unified Command announces EPB construction and wreck removal plan
The Unified Command (UC) for the St. Simons Sound Incident Response, in coordination with the owners of the motor vessel Golden Ray, have...