The Golden Ray

The Golden Ray has been drawing onlookers every since it rolled over. The MV Golden Ray was a 200-metre (660 ft)-long car carrier that capsized on 8 September 2019 . She was eventually declared a total loss, and is being removed as scrap. We were camping on Jekyll in February of 2020 and saw the work just beginning.

Instability from a cargo load that left the ship’s center of gravity too high likely caused the Golden Ray to capsize just over a year ago in the St. Simons Sound, according to modeling conducted by the U.S. Coast Guard. … The 656-foot ship and its cargo of more than 4,000 cars has remained in the St.

Published by Terry and Cheryl Williamson

Traveling with our fifth wheel to explore awsome destinations in the USA.

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