St. Simons Sound Incident Response

Golden Ray wreckage continues leaking oil off Georgia coast

Cleanup crews are still working around the clock to stop oil leaking from the Golden Ray, a roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) vessel that capsized off the coast of Georgia nearly two years ago.

The leak began about a week ago after workers dismantled a section of the Golden Ray. The tide swept oil spilling from the wreckage under an environmental protection barrier that was set up around the half-submerged ship.

Michael Himes, a spokesman for St. Simons Sound Incident Unified Command, said oil was still...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/golden-ray-wreckage-continues-leaking-oil-off-georgia-coast

Golden Ray wreckage removal operation a go again

The cutting apart of the Golden Ray has resumed — again. 

The dismantling of the capsized roll-on/roll-off vessel has been hindered by several work stoppages, the most recent being a fire that erupted inside the wreck May 14.

The Golden Ray has been on its side in St. Simons Sound since the ship ran aground and capsized after departing the Port of Brunswick in Georgia on Sept. 9, 2019.

The St. Simons Sound Incident Unified Command said Thursday that crews had begun “cycling the chain back into the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/golden-ray-wreckage-removal-operation-a-go-again

Among Piers: South Carolina Ports COO Woman of the Year

Barbara Melvin, the South Carolina Ports Authority’s chief operating officer, has been named the South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance’s 2021 Woman of the Year.

Melvin is one of the few female port COOs. She manages such critical infrastructure projects as the Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal, set to open this month, as well as the deepening of Charleston Harbor to 52 feet. 

“Barbara has held many leadership positions at the port over the past 23 years, which has given her a deep understanding of port...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/among-piers:-south-carolina-ports-coo-woman-of-the-year