Two New Jersey firefighters died fighting a blaze aboard the Grimaldi car carrier Grande Costa d’Avorio at Port Newark on Wednesday night.
Volkswagen Group has not said how many vehicles are on the Felicity Ace or the breakdown of the models, although it has been reported they included 2022 Porsche Boxster Spyders as well as Audis, Bentleys and Lamborghinis.
“The NTSB determined the probable cause of the capsizing of the Golden Ray was the chief officer’s error entering ballast quantities into the stability calculation program.”
Response vessels continue to recover oil while shoreline teams continue to mitigate impacts.
A mid-May blaze inside the roll-on/roll-off vessel was just the latest incident that halted removal of the Golden Ray, which capsized in September 2019.
The capsized roll-on/roll-off vessel has been on its side near Georgia’s Port of Brunswick since early September 2019.
“As we continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, now is the time to accelerate our throughput and growth,” says Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf.
No end date is in sight as the wreckage removal proceeds nearly 16 months after the roll-on/roll-off vessel capsized off the coast of Georgia.
Each cut to separate the car carrier into eight pieces is expected to take “at least a week in ideal conditions.”
Ro-ro vessel has lain on its side since running aground while sailing from the Port of Brunswick in September 2019.
The ro-ro vessel that capsized leaving the Port of Brunswick in September 2019 will be cut into eight multi-ton sections.
Naval architect says the release of 1,500 tons of ballast left the ro-ro vessel without the needed energy to make a turn leaving the Port of Brunswick.
Port of Brunswick pilot recounts harrowing moments when car carrier tipped over.
Technical difficulties plague the first day of a livestreamed hearing conducted by the Coast Guard.
Ro-ro vessel remains on its side awaiting dismantling and removal off the Georgia coast.
Wrecked car carrier, with some 4,200 vehicles on board, has been on its side in St. Simons Sound since September.
The Port of Brunswick in Georgia is now open to commercial vessel traffic 24 hours a day after salvors have stabilized a car carrier that flipped on its side.
The car carrier Golden Ray, which ran aground and capsized while it was leaving the Port of Brunswick, Georgia, on Sept. 8, will be cut up in place and removed.
Georgia Ports Authority is looking to grow roll-on, roll-off cargo even as work continues on salvaging the capsized car carrier Golden Ray.
Roll-on, roll-off cargo vessel Golden Ray capsized early Sunday morning, Sept. 8, leaving the Port of Brunswick with 24 crewmembers aboard. Search continues for four missing members.
