The MV Golden Ray transport ship was built in 2017 at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard facility (Ulsan, Kᴏʀᴇᴀ). On the night of September 8, 2019, the ship left the port of Brunswick (Georgia, Aᴍᴇʀɪᴄᴀ) but crashed after that and then ꜰʟɪᴘᴘᴇᴅ to one side and stood upright for more than a year. The 200-meter-long ocean liner carrying 4,200 new Hyundai and Kia vehicles unfortunately ᴄᴀᴘsɪᴢᴇᴅ in shallow water.
Coast Guard commander Matt Baer, a member of the rescue team, said the Golden Ray was sɪɴᴋɪɴɢ into the sand because of strong waves after it capsized. 24 people were rescued from the capsized ship. After nearly a year, MV Golden Ray is still in the same position despite previous rescue efforts.
Mr. Baer said that with the current situation it is impossible to straighten the ship and if it did, the ship would ʙʀᴇᴀᴋ. Now, the Brunswick Port Authority is considering the option of sawing the ship into several small pieces. This is like holding a large saw blade to ᴄᴜᴛ a ship. The heavy lifter VB 10000 will take care of ᴄᴜᴛᴛɪɴɢ the hull into 8 blocks. Of course, the ɪᴍᴘʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ is not simple.
However, this process is expected to be difficult because inside the ship are 4,200 cars. In addition, the ʀɪsᴋ of fire and ᴇxᴘʟᴏsɪᴏɴ is also very high when the ship also contains about 151,416 liters of oil in the fuel tank. Mr. Chris Graff, director of the company specializing in the Gallagher Marine, said the fire force will be mobilized in advance to reduce the ʀɪsᴋ ᴏꜰ ꜰɪʀᴇ. The ᴄᴜᴛᴛɪɴɢ process will cause many cars in the train to fall out, even be sʜʀᴇᴅᴅᴇᴅ.
Not to mention it entails many other ʀɪsᴋs such as leaking engine oil and garbage. Uɴɪᴛᴇᴅ Sᴛᴀᴛᴇ Coast Guard commander Norm Witt reassured that everything would be under control. But did not rule out the ᴍᴇss caused by the sᴘʟɪᴛᴛɪɴɢ of the hull. Hyundai and Kia cars were stuck on a ship intended to be transported to Cʜɪɴᴀ Winter. Hyundai Glovis, which owns the MV Golden Ray transport, plans to rescue as many cars as possible. But does not guarantee the job will be done smoothly.
