Korean Maritime Safety Tribunal Archives

Investigator testifies Golden Ray violated stability regulations

23 September 2020

A naval architect testified Tuesday that the Golden Ray’s ballast level was not compliant with stability regulations when the vehicle carrier capsized while departing the Port of Brunswick in September 2019.

“If the vessel had kept the additional ballast on board that was discharged during the Freeport-to-Jacksonville voyage, this would have resulted in full compliance with the 2008 Intact Stability Code and likely would have prevented the capsize,” said Lt. Ian Oviatt of the U.S. Coast Guard...

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Pilot radioed ‘I’m losing her’ as Golden Ray capsized

18 September 2020

The pilot guiding the M/V Golden Ray out of St. Simons Sound recalled seeing “fear in the faces” of the crew as the car carrier capsized.

Port of Brunswick pilot Jonathan Tennant, represented by counsel, testified Friday during a hearing being conducted to determine the cause of the September 2019 capsizing of the roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) vessel.

The hearing, which is scheduled to continue through Tuesday, is being conducted by the Coast Guard, National Transportation Safety Board, Republic of...

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Golden Ray capsizing hearing begins Monday

11 September 2020

The cause of last year’s capsizing of the M/V Golden Ray and resulting pollution of coastal Georgia waters will be scrutinized during a seven-day public hearing that will get underway Monday.

The U.S. Coast Guard said the hearing will focus on the condition of the vessel prior to and at the time the vehicle carrier capsized and caught fire Sept. 8, 2019. It also will look at “the ship, owner and operator organizational structures and culture, the regulatory compliance record of the vessel and...

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