MV Golden Ray is a 200-metre -long car carrier that capsized on 8 September 2019 in St. Simons Sound near the Port of Brunswick in Georgia, United States. All 23 crewmen on board as well as an American maritime pilot survived, including three engineers who were in the ship’s engine room at the time of the incident. The incident was mentioned as related to a sudden loss of stability possibly due to cargo stowage and incorrect water ballasting.
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MV Golden Ray is a 200-metre -long car carrier that capsized on 8 September 2019 in St. Simons Sound near the Port of Brunswick in Georgia, United States. All 23 crewmen on board as well as an American maritime pilot survived, including three engineers who were in the ship’s engine room at the time of the incident. The incident was mentioned as related to a sudden loss of stability possibly due to cargo stowage and incorrect water ballasting. In October 2019, due to the fire, saltwater corrosion, and salvage costs, the Golden Ray was declared a total loss.
In February 2020, it was announced that the vessel will be cut into eight sections weighing between 2,700 and 4,100 tons that will be removed on barges for disposal. The salvage operation is expected to take several months, and a team was sent to Chile to examine her sister ship, Silver Ray, to better understand the internal layout. There are twelve tanks near the engine room and twelve elsewhere on the ship. The ship has 24 fuel tanks, and all were almost full when she capsized.
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