Response managers from the U.S. Coast Guard, Georgia Department of Natural Resources and Gallagher Marine Systems observe Section Two lifting operations. [St. Simons Sound Incident Response photo]
Before the automobile service Golden Ray capsized in St. Simons Sound, Ga., on September 8, 2019, it was 200 meters (669 toes) lengthy. As responders proceed to dismantle it, the remaining portion of the wreck is getting considerably shorter.
The wreck is being sliced into eight sections utilizing a series mounted between the dual gantries of the catamaran heavy elevate vessel VB-10000. Yesterday, responders lifted Section Two of the wreck onto the barge Julie B, which is getting used to switch the sections of the wreck to a recycling facility.
With Section Two eliminated, three sections of the wreck have now gone —the entrance two sections and the strict — and the VB-10000 will return to the aft finish to organize to renew chopping Section Seven. An earlier chopping operation on that part was halted when a hyperlink within the chopping chain parted. Divers will now proceed operations to insert the chopping chain again into the reduce groove for Section Seven.
Response engineers proceed to gather information from fastened displays and hydrographic surveys they usually affirm that the wreck stays steady.
