The fire inside the Golden Ray wreck in St. Simons Sound near the Port of Brunswick was out as of Friday evening, the incident command confirmed.
“Early this evening our firefighting teams successfully put out the fire inside the Golden Ray wreck,” said U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Efren Lopez, federal on-scene coordinator. “Safety is our highest priority and every member of the response displayed tremendous commitment to ensuring that emergency plans were followed during the entire fire fighting and evacuation evolution.”
Firefighting assets remained on station throughout the night to mitigate any potential fire.
All wreck removal personnel are accounted for and all non-essential personnel were evacuated shortly after the fire began, the St. Simons Sound Incident Response said. No injuries were sustained.
I was walking a section of the Big Creek Greenway the other day when I spied a previously unnoticed side trail heading toward the creek. Always on the lookout for ways to access possible fishing spots, I followed the trail to see where it went.
It took me to the creek, sure enough â but what I spotted, as I eased up on the water, was not fish but rather a group of river otters!
I love to watch otters in the wild. They move as if flowing with the water itself, gliding as if totally free of gravity. Itâs a treat to see them, and so I stood as still as I could and watched for quite a while. It was neat!
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PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) A fisherman recently spotted an alligator in the pond at Rozar Park, and city officials want to make sure you stay safe until it can be relocated.
According to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, alligators live along and south of the fall line. That means cities like Columbus, Augusta and Macon have alligator sightings from time to time. You’ll generally see them in a variety of wetland habitats like swamps, rivers and ponds.
Wildlife biologist Bobby Bond says they get calls about gators in Rozar Park at least once a year.
Focus on helping right whales survive, not assigning blame: Canadian official
This March 11, 2021 photo provided by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources shows a North Atlantic right whale mother and calf in waters near Cumberland Island, Ga. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Georgia Department of Natural Resources/NOAA Permit #20556 via AP May 12, 2021 - 11:31 AM
HALIFAX - A Canada-U.S. spat over who is responsible for the recent death of a critically endangered right whale has prompted a senior Canadian official to suggest there s got to be a better way of settling such disputes.
Adam Burns, a director general with the federal Fisheries Department, says government officials on both sides of the border should end the practice of issuing duelling reports and instead create an independent, international panel of experts.
Multiple People Hurt in Boat Explosion on Georgia’s Lake Lanier May 11, 2021
Multiple people were hurt, some seriously, when a boat exploded Sunday on Lake Lanier, authorities said.
Game wardens responded around 2:45 p.m. to the Margaritaville gas dock after getting reports that a boat exploded while fueling up, Georgia Department of Natural Resources spokesperson Mark McKinnon told WXIA-TV.
A 16-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy were airlifted to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, while a 39-year-old woman was taken to Grady by ambulance, Hall County Fire Services Division Chief Zachary Bracket told the television station. He said three other people refused to be taken to a hospital.