Aug 9, 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...

Jul 31, 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 23, 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 2, 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 28, 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...

May 31, 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 17, 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 13, 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 12, 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 5, 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 24, 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 19, 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 3, 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 3, 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 22, 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 9, 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...

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