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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 miti...

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 conducting community air monitoring. The Golden Ray, the vehicle hauler which capsized in the St. Simons S...

Golden Ray: A fire on a capsized cargo ship off the Georgia coast has been extinguished using seawater CNN 5/15/2021 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 fiery wreckage of a cargo ship off the Georgia coast has been extinguished, according to a press release from the St. Simons Sound Incident Unified Command, as responding firefighter teams continue to monitor for additional flames. The wreckage of the 656-foot Golden Ray caught fire during salvage operations on Frid...

WATCH LIVE: Plumes of smoke, flames pouring from shipwreck Ship capsized in 2019 Tags:  Webcam shows flames and black smoke coming from what's left of the Golden Ray wreckage. (Golden Ray Saint Simons Island Live Feed) BRUNSWICK, Ga. – A massive ship that capsized in the St. Simons Sound bay in Georgia in 2019 is on fire Friday. The ship, named the Golden Ray, capsized in September 2019, according to News 6 partner WJXT. [TRENDING:

May 14, 2021 A fire has started in the wreck of the Golden Ray wreck in St. Simons Sound, Georgia, sending a thick plume of black, billowing smoke into the air. The fire reportedly started this morning during pre-cutting operations involving hot work on section three of the wreck. Fire fighting in on-going using an installed fire suppression system on the wreck itself and also by crews on the VB10000 and smaller “bear cub” tugs inside the Environmental Protection Barrier. Flames could be seen coming from one of the exposed sections of the vessel. Heavy, black thick smoke seen coming out...