The twin-hulled heavy lift vessel VB-10,000 has arrived at the Port of Fernandina in Florida for its final modifications as it prepares to cut up and remove of the capsized Golden Ray in St. Simons Sound, Georgia. Versabar’s VB-10000 arrived at the port on the morning of July 3. While there, crews...
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Golden Ray Removal Claim Likely to Exceed $400 Million
The removal of the overturned Golden Ray in St. Simons Sound, Georgia is likely to top $400 million, according to the insurer handling the claim. The price tag easily puts the wreck removal as one of the biggest salvage jobs in U.S. history. In its annual review, P&I club North P&I said the gross...
Golden Ray Salvage Continuing ‘Day and Night’
The coronavirus pandemic is showing now sign of slowing down the salvage of the Golden Ray wreck in St. Simons Sound. The Unified Command responsible for overseeing the operation says contractors have now started working around the clock in constructing an environmental barrier around the wreck...
Golden Ray Salvage: Dye Test Coming to St. Simons Sound
The Unified Command overseeing the salvage of the Golden Ray car carrier is getting ready to literally dye the St. Simons Sound. Crews will introduce the non-toxic, water-soluble dye into the water to determine just how far potential contaminants will travel within the St. Simons Sound waterway,...
Pile-Driving Kicks Off Golden Ray Wreck Removal in Georgia
Salvage workers have started the job of constructing an environmental barrier around the Golden Ray wreck in St. Simons Sound, Georgia now four months since the ship grounded. Construction of the barrier kicks off with a pile-driving operation by workers with Weeks Marine who will drive...
Here’s How They Plan to Cut Up and Remove the Golden Ray
The Unified Command has released details of how they plan to cut up and remove the overturned Golden Ray car carrier in St. Simons Sound, Georgia. The plan calls for the use of Versabar’s unique VB-10,000 heavy lifting vessel equipped with a large, diamond-encrusted cutting chain that will cut the...
Golden Ray Salvage: Environmental Barrier to be Built Around Wreck
A Unified Command is set to oversee the construction of an environmental barrier around the Golden Ray wreck as salvage plans are finalized. The Golden Ray vehicle carrier remains overturned in St. Simons Sound nearly four months after it capsized as it was departing the Port of Brunswick in the...
Will The Golden Ray Salvage Threaten OPA 90?
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Golden Ray Salvage Moving to Wreck Removal Phase
The salvage of the Golden Ray car carrier near the Port of Brunswick in Georgia is is moving into wreck removal phase now four months since the ship grounded. The Unified Command (UC) announced late Tuesday that Texas-based T&T Salvage has been hired to conduct the wreck removal. As of now, the UC...
Lightering of Golden Ray Completed in St. Simons Sound
All oil on board the overturned vehicle carrier Golden Ray has now been removed, the St. Simons Sound Incident Response Unified Command said Monday, a major milestone in the salvage of the vessel more than three months after its grounding, During the lightering operation, salvage workers and divers...