Unbelievable how huge this ship was . Just look how the truck on the looks compared to the size of the ship .the guys that have done all the work on all this are true heroes

You be safe, also, Capt. Andy. Thank you for your coverage of this potential disaster for the local environment.

They obviously figured out how to position supports to load this damaged section onto the drydock, so it seems pretty likely that they have a good plan for lifting and loading the final section which is certainly damaged as well. Your drone shots are pretty fantastic Andy, you have definitely done all that you can to thoroughly document the entire salvage operation. With all of the time, effort and expense that you have put into documenting this operation, I hope that there will be a monetary reward for you when all is said and done. Thank you so much for your dedication to keeping us all updated.

Andy you are 100%right these guys are good the way the hull is perched on those supports , and not a deck out of place,did hear that the hull pieces would be lifted off the dry dock onto a ocean going ship via the vb1000 to go for scrap.

I like that car at the 4:45 mark. It is easy to see why they added those stiffeners to the lifts lugs. The living quarters section is only connected by the outer hull and the two internal support beams.

It is mechanics of materials 101. I just looked this up in one of my Engineering reference materials. Corrosion levels less than 3% present a minor tensile-strength reduction of approximately 3%, whereas the tensile strength may decrease to 75-90% when the corrosion level increases more than 10%. So, I would dare say the coorosion level in the submerged portions has reached a level of at least 10%. Also the forces acting on the boat are different than it's design intent. It was intended to support itself while floating upright. After it sunk, it was resting on it's side and touching ground. Neither if these conditions was part of the original design intent.

Absolutely amazing engineering to support this very damaged section. Thanks for another fantastic video Captain Andy!

It looks like the side access door has been ripped off the side of the superstructure when it rolled over.

Great report Capt. All those cares burned up and 1 looks like it has shipping protection still on

Thx Andy! - The swimming pool/plunge pool....?! 🤪 I mean, if you're gunna have one, then with all that space - at least make it a decent size

Thanks for the great look Andy 👍

Hey Captain Andy, You have done a remarkable job reporting on this Golden Ray ship!! Very thorough and detailed on everything. When this is all over, you need to come to Kennesaw, GA for dinner!! Susan Romsiewicz

The drone footage as always………fascinating………you seem to be a pretty darn good drone pilot…😉👍

The decks vividly show the difference cutting and through with a chain.

Hey Andy !! GREAT work again with the Drone footage !! If YT has an award for the BEST Documenting of this ""WRECK"" ,,you would be at the 1st place winner hands down !! Have a great week & waiting for Section 4 to see what they are gona do with that !! ""KEEP IT SAFE ""!!

It's stable as long as the seas are calm, but if the dry-dock started to roll. Then the entire rig seems very precarious. As always, your videos are one the highlights of my day.

That one vehicle hanging there that you zoomed in on looks almost untouched. It would be neat if they could get it out undamaged so they could claim they salvaged at least one. I guess that’s like saving a bucket of beach sand Incase there is beach erosion.

@karlchris1097

2 жыл бұрын

Ya, how much for that car at the top still tied down? It looks good.

@CarlosGomez-vt9pk

2 жыл бұрын

I noticed that too. It shows up around 4:35. It's one of a kind from section 5. Auction time!

Excellent drone recording.

Stunning video! Great use of a drone.

OK, the coverage on this accident was/is covered excellently by Capt. Andy and the Minorcan Mullet and the Minorcan Mullet air force recon. The big question now is where are we going to send you next. Suez canal? Pirate watch? Treasure hunting in the Caribbean?

@wyomingadventures

2 жыл бұрын

Treasure hunting and fishing would be awesome.

@zalmaflash

2 жыл бұрын

@@wyomingadventures Probably just follow the "EVER GIVEN" around. It is bound to hit something again.

You are the Story Master.Thank you Captain Andy for your Dedication.

@MinorcanMullet

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you. MM

Brunswick is not properly equipped or staffed to dismantle sections of the wreck safely. It will be secured for sea transport to a proper facility where engineers can inspect the section, review salvage reports and set a plan to deconstruct it within insurance guidelines. Meanwhile, we hold our breath on the condition of section 4. 🇺🇸⚓️

@paulanthonyguy

2 жыл бұрын

According to United Command's website: ”After inspection by the response engineering team, the section will be staged for partial dismantling at a local response facility.”

@paulanthonyguy

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeannieheard1465 Me too!

Amazing drone footage Captain Andy!

Great report, Captain!!!

Thats some great footage thanks for the video

I am surprised that ship breaking equipment and a metal shredder has not been brought in your port a long time ago.

Awesome footage of the section!! Really enjoy what you are able to show us.

That one car at 4:30 mark looks like you could drive it off if you could get it out without damaging it. But if that strap breaks LOOK OUT its coming down. And for that pool there must have been some wild crew members on it because it had a fence all way around that you had to climb over to get in. Keep up the great work on these videos and let us know when they lift the last piece. Thanks and God Bless

I read recently that the salvage cost thus far is $842 million and continuing to climb. No telling what the total cost will be after everything is removed and cleaned up. Then there will be all of the law suits from property owners as well as governmental agencies. A staggering amount of money resulting from a loading error.

Spectacular report Andy. Thank you.

@MinorcanMullet

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. MM

Really incredible drone footage. It is something how you got it so close to the section. Some of the cars that were left in the Golden Ray, still actually look like cars. That one stuck all the way at the "top" of the stacks, looks like it was not damaged at all. It still had wrap on the hood that looked "good as new." Once again, Capt. Andy, fantastic work and YOU BE CAREFUL out there!

Great view of the damage Captain Andy! Thanks for sharing.

@MinorcanMullet

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. MM

Little Micro Bacteria 💘 Freash Steel.Thanks Captain Andy.

I hope they are able to save some of the undamaged cars.

That car at 4:37 in appears to be unscathed. Thanks for another great video.

@MrBonkit

2 жыл бұрын

And it’s anchored to the deck and covered. Maybe it was a personal car when they wanted to go joy riding while in port.

Thanks Captain Andy

It would be very interesting to see diagrams of the ship internal layout prior to the event. It might shed some light on why this section is so damaged.

Andy: the cars up HIGH, being MELTED, would have DRIPPED molten aluminum and other metals / substances, some of which would have went down THROUGH the water, and damaged the lower vehicles ....???? JUST my W.A.G...... ha ha ha

Another force to be reckoned with is the suction between the vessels smooth side and the muddy seabed. Removal of the side wall may require water jets between the steel and seabed.

Once again, you have provided a great report. I am having a hard time envisioning what factors would cause the deformed sections shown at 7:11. Of course, the entire side being. missing is curious.

Great video Capt Andy ! You’ve definitely got the drone operation down to an art! Thanks for keeping us all updated and stay safe out there in the Sound.

I suspect that the damage was caused by tide moving the ship while it was leaning on that area.

Awesome drone footage You have done an amazing job keeping up with all this and bringing it to us thank you do you think they will have to unload this section in order to get the other section? Stay healthy and safe👍

the structural integrity of this very volatile, IMO the lifting mechanism is the only thing keeping it from buckling!!! be interest to see the structural integrity will hold long enough to get it to Louisiana..

Andy: How is your outboard holding up with that temporary repair? Thanks for the videos. Jon

Amazing work again, Andy. Again, despite the damage and being under water, the reflective safety stripes, INSIDE section 5, seem mostly undamaged. Pretty interesting. I'm really wondering what section 4 will look like. If this is the section where the side door was, that might explain the extra damage. Maybe 4 will be in better shape? Your video work is truly impressive. It will be interesting to see what this section looks like as they remove cars. Stay safe, too!

I think early on you indicated that they positioned some containers and rocks to stabilize the ship. I wonder if that might have had an effect on this section?

Perhaps the chain cutting operation ripped the side off below the waterline?

Sounds like it’ll be a bit before they try to lift section 4 since they plan to move the 2 other sections sitting on dry docks in port over to the Julie B barge. I’m guessing they are expecting to need one of those dry docks for section 4 since it may be damaged too.

If they have to disassemble any one of the sections are they going to bring the VB 1000 to the port and float the sections under it so the VB can hook back up to the section for safety concerns if the cut it up in the port and they can start from the bottom up to the rigging hook up on topside, cut some and lower and the section is stable at the same time so it doesn't collapse and for safety.

I m going to check it out tonight. Thanks you all you have done on this it’s amazing videos thanks so much Andy I subbed so I would not miss it now want to go catch on the beginning of you videos

@MinorcanMullet

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you! MM

Great drone work. Amazing bracing and support on the damaged section 5. How many support people do you have to edit and upload the Minorcan Mullet report? Your content is great and delivered in an extremely timely manner. Keep up the great work.

I wonder if this was where the major mis calculations in weight was. If this is where the major list started

This section looks pretty shaky. I wonder if it can take the trip to Louisiana. They did build an amazing support structure though. They have some really talented people working on this project.

It looks so fragile standing on those braces or brackets whatever they are. So careful engineering how they did.

It seemed that after the cut was done they moved this section away from the remaining section quite a bit...100 yards maybe? Other cuts were not moved as much when transferred to the barge. Wondering if that action resulted in losing the part of the bottom section of #5

I filmed this topic Saturday, but your coverage is so much better. Also gave you a shout out in my video. What will you cover when this is all cleared up?

What they had a Pool.No wander why it tipped over.lol

Great video Capt. Andy! Will these barges be used for transporting the sections to LA? Or do they have different barges that are more seaworthy? If the water is calm, I don't see a problem. The slightest wave, I'm afraid it would be Katie bar the door for a disaster. Have you heard how long the VB will undergo maintenance before lifting section 4? The barge for section 4 has already arrived, yes? Keep up the great videos! Be safe and stay healthy!

At 7 mins the way the side of that vessel has been crashed seems to show she may have been laying on some stone reef? Not sure what the sea bed is like in the area but of it is it could be the 2 years of tides that may have weaked the structure causing it to break apart

Andy; I've read the underwriter's report on he salvage, and I stll can't understand why the salvors didn't simply pull the ship upright and pull the whole thing to dock. They could have saved at least half the cars.

There is one car still strapped down, it was above the water line; it might still be good.

@cmartin_ok

2 жыл бұрын

Problem is, how are they going to get that one car out without damaging it? Be a great pity if it has survived undamaged so far, if it gets destroyed in the salvage operation although 2 years in such proximity to seawater and with its own fluids possibly draining out and damaging it, won't have done it much good

How did they get a perfectly flat, straight cut on that center bulkhead?? It sure looked like it came up that way from the bottom. I doubt it failed that perfectly, so there's another chapter of this to be told.

How about a video about the cargo we know there's Kia cars what else was on board

Will they secure the section to the barge . How will this be accomplished? Or will just the weight be enough to hold on to the barge?

Thinking that as she rolled over there was still forward momentum until it grounded sufficiently to stop moving. Hull damage is both crush and shear from the massive point loads from sitting on that bank of sand/mud as well as the impact that would have happened when she grounded. I'm sure that during some time periods early on there was movement up and down, side to side as she still had some bouncy and the hull just bounced up and down bashing itself into the bottom. The differing contours of St. Simons sound would also load that massive weight more adversely in some areas of the hull never intended to take that weight.....what a cluster!!

Was there not a side ramp at this section?

Got weld?

Capt. Andy, do you have the forethought if in 10 or so years that we will consider this a successful cleanup?

@MinorcanMullet

2 жыл бұрын

That will be something only time will tell. MM

Section looks like an inverted “U” with most of the interior decks just hanging down from what is current the top of the section. At sea most of those decks would probably move side-to-side or flex. You can imagine the entire section falling apart on the open sea. PS1 - fantastic video PS2 - checkout KZread videos on - New Horizon class - vehicle carrier MV if you want to get an idea of how Golden Rey looked and operated before doing wrecked.

What happened to the missing side of the hull? Still underwater? Have they, or are they, trying to recover that section too?

@MinorcanMullet

2 жыл бұрын

Clean up will probably happen after the last section is raised and removed from the site. MM

I noticed the tugs tied up to the dock. Are these tugs crewed 24/7?

@scottp.5161

2 жыл бұрын

I would say that yes there is a crew onboard 24/7. The offshore tugs/supply boats are crewed 24/7 so I am making an assumption that the Curt J et al are crewed full time.

@edshelden7590

2 жыл бұрын

@@scottp.5161 Thank you. That was my guess.

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