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St. Simons Sound Incident Response Update: Crew safely evacuated following fire onboard wreck BRUNSWICK, Ga – A fire began on the wreck of the Golden Ray this afternoon. All non-essential responders from the VB-10000 have been safely evacuated and there are no reported injuries at this time. Responders were conducting pre-cutting operations and actively using fire suppression systems as a preventative measure when the fire began. Firefighting vessels are on scene. Safety personnel are conduc...

GPBs Grant Blankenship reports on the Golden Ray fire. The Golden Ray, the massive container ship left stranded on its side in St. Simons Sound after running aground September 2019, was ablaze Friday afternoon, with flames stretching high into the air.  According to Lt. Pat Frain of the U.S. Coast Guard, the fire started when workers on the vessel used cutting torches to prepare a part of the hull for a much larger cut to come later.  Those torches started a small fire, which by Friday aftern...

The ship, which has thousands of ruined new vehicles on board, caught fire earlier this afternoon.

Seawater being used to put out fire on a cargo ship wreckage off the Georgia coast The wreckage of a cargo ship off the Georgia coast caught fire during salvage operations on Friday and seawater is being used to extinguish the blaze, according to the US Coast Guard. The wreckage of the 656-foot Golden Ray caught fire just after lunchtime during cutting operations and spread to some of the vehicles remaining on what’s left of the ship, Coast Guard Cmdr. Efren Lopez said in a news conference. T...

Timeline: The many problems since the Golden Ray capsized in 2019 Updated:  Tags:  BRUNSWICK, Ga. – The saga of the Golden Ray began on Sept. 8, 2019. Since then we have seen problem after crisis after catastrophe for the doomed cargo ship dead in the water in St. Simons Sound. It was 2 a.m. on a Sunday morning in Brunswick when the cargo ship rolled onto its starboard side and the end of the line for the two-year-old 656-foot vessel designed to transport autos. There were more than 4,000 v...

Golden Ray, the Capsized Ship, Currently on Fire off Georgia Coast The ship, which has thousands of ruined new vehicles on board, caught fire earlier this afternoon. May 14, 2021 This content is imported from Facebook. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. The Golden Ray, the ill-fated cargo ship that capsized in September 2019 with 4200 vehicles on board, caught fire on Friday afternoon, May 14....

Golden Ray: Seawater being used to put out fire on a cargo ship wreckage off the Georgia coast CNN 1 hr ago By Douglas S. Wood, CNN © Stephen B. Morton/AP Firefighters working off two tug boats hose down the remains of the overturned cargo ship. The wreckage of a cargo ship off the Georgia coast caught fire during salvage operations on Friday and seawater is being used to extinguish the blaze, according to the US Coast Guard. The wreckage of the 656-foot Golden Ray caught f...

Golden Ray, the Capsized Ship, Caught Fire off Georgia Coast Andrew Lawrence © Golden Ray St. Simons Island Live Feed via Facebook The ship, which has thousands of ruined new vehicles on board, caught fire Friday afternoon but is now out. The Golden Ray, the ill-fated cargo ship that capsized in September 2019 with 4200 vehicles on board, caught fire on Friday afternoon, May 14. The ships remains are in the water of Saint Simons Sound, off the coast of Georgia, and it has be...

Golden Ray cargo ship cleanup continues after Friday fire The smoke is gone, the fire is gone, but if you take a closer look, youll see crews continue to pump water from the sound into the ship to prevent another fire. Author: Dawn White Updated: 7:14 PM EDT May 15, 2021 ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Cleanup continues after the capsized Golden Ray cargo ship caught fire Friday. The ship has been stuck in the water since it capsized in 2019.  The ship remains in the...

After firefighters battled a massive fire aboard what’s left of the capsized Golden Ray in St. Simons Sound on Friday, the Coast Guard says the fire has been suppressed.