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Brunswick port reopens after car carrier accident

Photo of Sam Chambers Sam ChambersSeptember 13, 2019
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The American port of Brunswick has reopened on a “case by case” basis after Sunday’s capsizing of a car carrier in a nearby channel.

The Golden Ray overturned with 24 crew members inside sparking a dramatic, successful rescue mission over the weekend.

Authorities are still assessing how to remove the vessel, which is stuck on St Simons Sound.

A half-mile perimeter has been established around the Golden Ray, which sits half in the water with its starboard side pointing skyward. An oil boom has been placed around the ship. Salvage teams are likely to start taking the bunker fuel from the ship this weekend.

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Photo of Sam Chambers Sam ChambersSeptember 13, 2019
53 Less than a minute
Photo of Sam Chambers

Sam Chambers

Starting out with the Informa Group in 2000 in Hong Kong, Sam Chambers became editor of Maritime Asia magazine as well as East Asia Editor for the world’s oldest newspaper, Lloyd’s List. In 2005 he pursued a freelance career and wrote for a variety of titles including taking on the role of Asia Editor at Seatrade magazine and China correspondent for Supply Chain Asia. His work has also appeared in The Economist, The New York Times, The Sunday Times and The International Herald Tribune.
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