Golden Ray first responders honored

Gordon Jackson, The Brunswick News, Ga.
·4 min read

Nov. 28—The initial concern after the Golden Ray capsized near the Port of Brunswick's channel more than four years ago was saving the lives of crew members trapped on the hull and inside the cargo ship.

The 656-foot-long ship carrying 4,100 vehicles was on its side on a sandbar and in danger of slipping into the channel where it would have submerged, drowning crew members inside and washing those standing on the hull away with the powerful outgoing tide and into the dark of night. The conditions made any rescues in the dark problematic.

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