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The Golden Ray capsized more than 6 years ago. Here’s a look back at the largest wreck removal in US history

It was Sept. 8, 2019, when the Golden Ray cargo ship capsized shortly after leaving the Port of Brunswick. Officials later ...
WOKV

Settlement reached over Golden Ray cargo ship that capsized in St. Simons Sound

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A federal lawsuit against the owner of the cargo ship that capsized in the Saint Simons Sound has been settled and dismissed. It comes about five years since the MV Golden Ray cargo ...
WBAL

‘Nothing but problems’: Shipwreck tear-down enters 5th month

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — When salvage crews began cutting apart the capsized Golden Ray, a shipwreck the size of a 70-story office building with 4,200 cars within its cargo decks, in early November they ...
LAist

St. Simons Island, Ga., was the site of slave ship rebellion, now the stuff of legend

Today, St. Simons Island along the coast of Georgia is a vacation getaway. But in 1803, Africans arriving on a slave ship rebelled. Natalie Mendenhall of Georgia Public Broadcasting explains that ...
Savannah Morning News

For Georgia's St. Simons Island, Pennies for Preservation add up to $1 million

The St. Simons Land Trust has made cents out of fundraising – 100 million of them, to be precise. The non-profit organization recently announced that it has surpassed $1 million in its Pennies for ...