The Sinking of the Golden Ray

Started by gcode, March 22, 2021, 10:08 AM

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I thought this was interesting
I posted an article on the salvage effort on eMC last year

QuoteIn September 2019, the Golden Ray departed the Port of Brunswick, Georgia, with a haul of about 4200 vehicles and soon developed a catastrophic list. The floating parking garage, with space for up to 7742 vehicles, tipped onto its side and beached itself just off the St. Simons Island shoreline. Nineteen months later, the Golden Ray's journey is finally nearing its end. This is the story, reconstructed from interviews and a multiagency investigative hearing conducted last September, of how a laden ship weighing approximately 38,600 tons lost its balance, became a gapers'-block tourist attraction on the Georgia coast, and launched a salvage effort that makes crushing cars look like child's play.



https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a35877638/golden-ray-final-voyage/">//https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a35877638/golden-ray-final-voyage/