Thanks Captain Andy, it has been a long grind, are you going to try to find another wreck to keep me informed about and what am I going to do without hearing from you almost daily. I sure would like to buy you a beer or three.
Great video ‼️Thanks for being there to let us know. I know that its been a long grind for you and again thanks for all that you’ve done to keep us all informed Capt Andy. And stay safe out there on the Sound.
Thanks and a HUGE tip of the HATLO hat to Captain Andy. You gave much of yourself so that others, like ME could get a true, clear picture of the recovery. Thank you, God bless you, keep your safe.
Great news and another great video Andy! I would think there’s still a long ways to go. Sea bed cleanup, old slick and certainly watching the VB10000 departing the sound! Still a lot to keep us informed about! Keep up the great work!
Thank you, Captain Andy. It has been wonderful to get your daily updates. You have done a great job and blessed us who have been so interested in the day to day operations on the Golden Ray. You stay safe out there!! God Bless You!!
Glad to see the end of the cutting. Hopefully within the month Mother Nature the can begin her healing process of the sound, and those who count on the area for their livelihoods.
You've done a great job Captain Andy. Your local community should be proud of you. I hope the estuary will recover quickly from the damage that has been done. Tight Lines!
What a glorious day! Now the final stages for removal of both sections and the final clean-up can begin. Thank you, Capt Andy, for your faithfulness in sharing the progress. How nice it will be for the stillness to return to the area and the clean-up to get rid of the residual contaminants left behind.
We were at Jekyll the last 2 weeks ( as we do each year ) , watched them doing some cutting from st Simmons one , and from driftwood beach on Jekyll . Glad that is coming to an end and really greatful for your reports . Thanks a million Dave and Denise from Chattanooga Tn.
Thank you Captain Andy for your dedication and excellent coverage. Great to have finish line in sight. Thanks to all the hardworking people involved. Stay safe and stay healthy.
Big thanks Captain Andy for your relentless, commitment to providing a daily bystander visual documentation of this massive project in the midst of this pandemic. This day certainly HAS been a long time coming! Well done and congratulations to all the salvage crew also big shout out to the families of all the folks involved for their patience and tenacity. There’s finally a glimmer of light at the end of this tunnel and hopefully soon we’ll have our husbands and sons safely back home and your beautiful Georgia coastal region will be cleared up and cleaned of all damage and remnants and can then heal and rejuvenate back to its former glory. I sincerely pray that we never ever see such a big ship in that situation again. Unfortunately the shipping world seems to be creating more and more of these giant vessels as 21st century consumer demand requires. I fear for the environmental impact of our world these monsters create when we have such disasters as we’ve witnessed in St Simons Sound. Hope to never hear the words “Golden Ray” ever again. ( as I’m sure you feel the same too). Stay safe and well Andy and thank you again for all you do. Hope to one day meet you, buy you a beer and sit on the beach and enjoy a clear seascape view of “The Golden Isles”.
Your crew has been a special part of the operation. Always friendly and professional as they endured weather from one extreme to the other. Heat, cold, wind and sun. They are due some time off..... MM
I am a tad curious about anything that may have fallen off the ship at the end of each cut section that may be on the bottom of the sound there. maybe some clean up yet to do after the ship is removed. glad to see things getting closer to back to normal. this did highlight a few major questions regarding the operation of cargo ships in ports (proper ballasting, knowing where the weight is on the ship not just cargo dimensions, etc), we can hope that lessons are learned to prevent this from happening again.
Oh how ominous the sky looks and then Mother Nature shows her true beauty ❤️❤️ …. Captain Andy I can remember when the first time you went around the boat it took a little time and now it is just a jog 😂😂😂 So very happy to know that very very soon you will be able to look out over the horizon and no sore eye to be seen ❤️❤️❤️🎉🎊🎈 Stay safe God Bless and Gods Speed 🙏 See ya 🤗🤗🤗
Thanks for your video commentary, means a lot for the locals. Your perspective gives everyone else an Idea of the immense effort, problems and successes of a new process in sea going vessel salvage. Many Kudos to you and yours.
Well thank you very much Capt Andy for keeping us posted on the progress!! This was probably not what you expected when you started to cover this operation, that you would be posting videos on youtube for almost a year now. Some numbers: it has been 303 days since cut 1 was commenced, and in total 132 days of those they were actually cutting. Longest cut: number 3, with a total of 51 days of cutting action, quickest finish: cuts 4 and 6, in just 8 days. Not quite the one-day-per-cut they predicted, but they've got the job done anyway. Congrats to the crew for their commitment and continuous struggle, much respect for them as well as for you to keep on going no matter what! Any plans on what you are going to report next? ;)
Those last two hull sections are using the vehicles as support before collapsing inward. The steel beams between the lifting lugs are there to help spread the hull load out horizontally. Securing and transporting them will be dicey. This is where great care must be executed to avoid a disaster during the final stages of salvage.
I wonder how the vehicles near the bottom will be extricated without triggering further deck collapse. That would be very dangerous work. Perhaps the salvage team will flame-cut and remove upper sections of the hull to reduce weight before attempting to extricate the lower vehicles.
Assuming there are no cracks in hull now, it might be advisable to weld the outer hulls to the stabilizing jacks onboard the dry dock vessel. Not much strength to apply considering the total mass but maybe enough to get it into Port of Brunswick to begin further lightering without collapsing. These last two sections may not make the trip to LA if serious structural integrity is found.
Awesome! Thanks for your constant updates! Have no idea why I was so fascinated with the Golden Ray, but I was. Enjoyed and enjoying still, all your updates. Will be a great day when the crews finish this job! Be healthy, prayers up for you!
With apologies to 'Oklahoma'. Oh what a beautiful morning, Oh what a beautiful day. What a nice morning to be out at the wreck site. I see it but am really surprised they finished cutting so quick. Hope the weight shedding and lifts go well.
What a A set of video's you have made this has been amazing to have seen all of this I can not thank you enough for your vidos you have made thanks Captain Andy god bless you
That is so awesome should not take too long to get those two chunks out of the water and clean up the cars that fell out really do appreciate all the time you have put in to keep us informed thank you !! Hopefully you are having a good weekend looking forward to the next video👍
That final cut went smoother and quicker than I expected... Hooray!!!! The site looked entirely different in the early morning light... nice catch there Andy. The lifting of these last two sections will indeed be interesting. The end is finally in sight thank goodness. Thanks as always for your dedicated efforts at keeping us all updated.
Hi Andy that is great to see, I hope your going to have some content still would be interesting to see how the site is dismantled and then perhaps some of the fishing fleet
Some fantastic lighting effects from the sunrise there, Andy, and I bet there are a whole load of people breathing a huge sigh of relief that the final cut is complete
Capt. Andy: I’ve been following your nearly constant daily reports since visiting St. Simonds Island last April. Wonderful job with the videos, reports and your insights. I’m using this wreck as a business case in my strategic management courses in my local college teaching work. You’d be a great Zoom interview subject for my classes some evening. Dave…. Ocala, FL
Hip...Hip...Hooray! I bet the "Claw" will be busy for a while after the last section clears out. Wonder what the next stop for the VB-10000 is? What will Andy be doing with himself???
I figured you might be camped out on the water this weekend waiting for the final cut to be completed. Had no idea it would end so quickly. Good job, I guess a celebratory meal is in order.
Captain Andy, Thank You‼️ The State of GEORGIA should Reward You for Professional Videography, Editing and Reporting‼️ The Discovery Channel or History Channel would benefit working with You, creating a Documentary about Your Work Reporting of The Golden Ray Wreck and Salvage Operations‼️ Maybe, for the future of Your Channel, You could continue filming the surrounding area and barrier Islands. Video Tours and Narration from a 9th Generation St Simons Island Native‼️ Telling all the Lore and stories that Folks may never know about‼️ 🏈GO TERRORS🏈
Great video as always. Is interesting to see that one car that appeared to be still strapped in right under the off shore lifting lug. Makes you wonder what condition it is in.
Good point, I know the fire was more towards the bottom if the boat, I wonder how much heat damage there was too. As you stated it would be interesting to just see what mother nature has done to it after 2 years.
The way those decks have buckled leads me to believe they will have to reduce these sections considerably before they can be safely transported around Florida up to LA for disposal. Once those cars are removed, that section of hull will be even more unstable. We shall see what else they have to do to finally dispose of the wreck, once its completely removed...
I’m sure it will be a while before everything is gone. I imagine they will have a fair amount of clean up to do on the bottom floor nice they last section is removed. Then the environmental barrier and all of that infrastructure will have to be removed. I’d be surprised if everything is gone before the end of the year. But at least, the worst is over.
Thanks for the update and videos Andy, you da man!! Hey do you think they could take some of the computer chips out of these cars to put in some of these new cars sitting and waiting for the Chinese to send them to the USA.
Just go back and watch all videos..it will be worthwhile ☺️☺️ Way too much happened to try telling all right here …. God Bless 🙏 And enjoy the adventure that Captain Andy has taken us on..💥
Well the pelicans have done it. With their watchful eye (they don't miss nothin) and patience along with direction of operations the final cut has been made and the remaining two sections will be removed. Just kidding guys... Glad to see it along with everyone else.
... "Oh Frabgeous Day! Callou Callay, he chortled in his joy." from the poem Jabberwocky. It certainly applies here. Thanks for the videos, but soon you will be out of a job. Jon
Thanks Captain Andy, it has been a long grind, are you going to try to find another wreck to keep me informed about and what am I going to do without hearing from you almost daily. I sure would like to buy you a beer or three.
Yeah I agree.😉
Great video ‼️Thanks for being there to let us know. I know that its been a long grind for you and again thanks for all that you’ve done to keep us all informed Capt Andy. And stay safe out there on the Sound.
Andy, thank you for your dedication on reporting this long operation.
Congratulations to the entire crew gettiner DONE ✅
Hopefully LA will be ready to receive these last sections soon
Thanks and a HUGE tip of the HATLO hat to Captain Andy. You gave much of yourself so that others, like ME could get a true, clear picture of the recovery.
Thank you, God bless you, keep your safe.
Glad to help! MM
Good morning Captain Andy,
Go glad to see the last cut made
You have done a wonderful job updating us on the Golden Ray site. Love you lots,
Susan R
Great news and another great video Andy! I would think there’s still a long ways to go. Sea bed cleanup, old slick and certainly watching the
VB10000 departing the sound! Still a lot to keep us informed about! Keep up the great work!
@@jeannieheard1465 the big blue crane Pacific Horizon
Thank you, Captain Andy. It has been wonderful to get your daily updates. You have done a great job and blessed us who have been so interested in the day to day operations on the Golden Ray. You stay safe out there!! God Bless You!!
Glad to see the end of the cutting. Hopefully within the month Mother Nature the can begin her healing process of the sound, and those who count on the area for their livelihoods.
You've done a great job Captain Andy. Your local community should be proud of you. I hope the estuary will recover quickly from the damage that has been done. Tight Lines!
Going to miss your daily updates. You have done an amazing job following this golden ray. Again from à faithful fan, Susan R
What a glorious day! Now the final stages for removal of both sections and the final clean-up can begin. Thank you, Capt Andy, for your faithfulness in sharing the progress. How nice it will be for the stillness to return to the area and the clean-up to get rid of the residual contaminants left behind.
Great report, citizen journalism is alive in you! Thanks it was a fantastic end to a bad situation
We were at Jekyll the last 2 weeks ( as we do each year ) , watched them doing some cutting from st Simmons one , and from driftwood beach on Jekyll . Glad that is coming to an end and really greatful for your reports . Thanks a million Dave and Denise from Chattanooga Tn.
God listens to the pelicans and Andy! A great day, a notable day. Salvage crews, thank you for all the blood sweat and tears.
Well, you finally got ‘er done Captain Andy. Congratulations!
Yes! Thank you! MM
Thank you Captain Andy for your dedication and excellent coverage. Great to have finish line in sight. Thanks to all the hardworking people involved. Stay safe and stay healthy.
Big thanks Captain Andy for your relentless, commitment to providing a daily bystander visual documentation of this massive project in the midst of this pandemic. This day certainly HAS been a long time coming!
Well done and congratulations to all the salvage crew also big shout out to the families of all the folks involved for their patience and tenacity. There’s finally a glimmer of light at the end of this tunnel and hopefully soon we’ll have our husbands and sons safely back home and your beautiful Georgia coastal region will be cleared up and cleaned of all damage and remnants and can then heal and rejuvenate back to its former glory.
I sincerely pray that we never ever see such a big ship in that situation again. Unfortunately the shipping world seems to be creating more and more of these giant vessels as 21st century consumer demand requires. I fear for the environmental impact of our world these monsters create when we have such disasters as we’ve witnessed in St Simons Sound.
Hope to never hear the words “Golden Ray” ever again. ( as I’m sure you feel the same too).
Stay safe and well Andy and thank you again for all you do. Hope to one day meet you, buy you a beer and sit on the beach and enjoy a clear seascape view of “The Golden Isles”.
Your crew has been a special part of the operation. Always friendly and professional as they endured weather from one extreme to the other. Heat, cold, wind and sun. They are due some time off..... MM
Way excellent!!!! But, just as pleased as we all are, don't you know the salvage cree just took a deep sigh of relief!??!
Thank you Captain Andy...you deserve an Oscar for all your hard work!! Kudos to you and your crew!
Great stuff Captain !!
Thank you
I am a tad curious about anything that may have fallen off the ship at the end of each cut section that may be on the bottom of the sound there. maybe some clean up yet to do after the ship is removed.
glad to see things getting closer to back to normal. this did highlight a few major questions regarding the operation of cargo ships in ports (proper ballasting, knowing where the weight is on the ship not just cargo dimensions, etc), we can hope that lessons are learned to prevent this from happening again.
When the VB 10,000 leaves I hope you have every commercial and pleasure boat out to give her a proper send off. Flags a’wavin and horns a’blowin.
Oh how ominous the sky looks and then Mother Nature shows her true beauty ❤️❤️ …. Captain Andy I can remember when the first time you went around the boat it took a little time and now it is just a jog 😂😂😂 So very happy to know that very very soon you will be able to look out over the horizon and no sore eye to be seen ❤️❤️❤️🎉🎊🎈 Stay safe God Bless and Gods Speed 🙏 See ya 🤗🤗🤗
Thanks for your video commentary, means a lot for the locals. Your perspective gives everyone else an Idea of the immense effort, problems and successes of a new process in sea going vessel salvage. Many Kudos to you and yours.
Much appreciated! MM
Well thank you very much Capt Andy for keeping us posted on the progress!! This was probably not what you expected when you started to cover this operation, that you would be posting videos on youtube for almost a year now.
Some numbers: it has been 303 days since cut 1 was commenced, and in total 132 days of those they were actually cutting. Longest cut: number 3, with a total of 51 days of cutting action, quickest finish: cuts 4 and 6, in just 8 days.
Not quite the one-day-per-cut they predicted, but they've got the job done anyway. Congrats to the crew for their commitment and continuous struggle, much respect for them as well as for you to keep on going no matter what!
Any plans on what you are going to report next? ;)
Thanks Niels. Really appreciate you being here. MM
The buckling of those decks is amazing.
Keep up the great work.
Those last two hull sections are using the vehicles as support before collapsing inward. The steel beams between the lifting lugs are there to help spread the hull load out horizontally. Securing and transporting them will be dicey. This is where great care must be executed to avoid a disaster during the final stages of salvage.
I wonder how the vehicles near the bottom will be extricated without triggering further deck collapse. That would be very dangerous work. Perhaps the salvage team will flame-cut and remove upper sections of the hull to reduce weight before attempting to extricate the lower vehicles.
Assuming there are no cracks in hull now, it might be advisable to weld the outer hulls to the stabilizing jacks onboard the dry dock vessel. Not much strength to apply considering the total mass but maybe enough to get it into Port of Brunswick to begin further lightering without collapsing. These last two sections may not make the trip to LA if serious structural integrity is found.
Just want to thank you sharing this journey together. Hope to share another story again with you.
Completely astonishing. And skilled.
Awesome! Thanks for your constant updates! Have no idea why I was so fascinated with the Golden Ray, but I was. Enjoyed and enjoying still, all your updates. Will be a great day when the crews finish this job! Be healthy, prayers up for you!
Thanks so much for all that you have shown us, Hope you're feeling better,This has been a real adventure that still continues
With apologies to 'Oklahoma'. Oh what a beautiful morning, Oh what a beautiful day.
What a nice morning to be out at the wreck site.
I see it but am really surprised they finished cutting so quick. Hope the weight shedding and lifts go well.
Happyday foryou and St. Simons area, have really enjoyed all the videos.
What a journey this has been and very educational thank you for letting us in this journey hope to hear from you again
What a process of cutting the ship into piece to be hauled away. Thank you sir for the first rate video!
What a A set of video's you have made this has been amazing to have seen all of this I can not thank you enough for your vidos you have made thanks Captain Andy god bless you
It'll be interesting to find out in the end of the NTSB investigation the actual cause of the roll over if they ever figure it out.
Amazing documentation of the project.
Many thanks! MM
Watched every video, well done and good luck in the future. So long buddy!
Don't leave yet! We still have unfinished business and plan on showing it. MM
That is so awesome should not take too long to get those two chunks out of the water and clean up the cars that fell out really do appreciate all the time you have put in to keep us informed thank you !! Hopefully you are having a good weekend looking forward to the next video👍
Awesome job as usual. It will be good to see the last of the ship gone.
What a massive undertaking, I have enjoyed your daily updates.
I certainly wouldn't want the bill for this job!
Captain Andy, you have done a great job of keeping us updated on this recovery. Maybe you can get back to a normal day on the water.
Awesome to see the final cut finished👏🙌👍👌
Thank God for small miracles, good report Capt.
Great news!
That final cut went smoother and quicker than I expected... Hooray!!!! The site looked entirely different in the early morning light... nice catch there Andy. The lifting of these last two sections will indeed be interesting. The end is finally in sight thank goodness. Thanks as always for your dedicated efforts at keeping us all updated.
Glad to see this finally grinding to an end. And I know it especially means a lot to the good folks up there. Hope this headache is over soon!
Hi Andy that is great to see, I hope your going to have some content still would be interesting to see how the site is dismantled and then perhaps some of the fishing fleet
Great idea! MM
Some fantastic lighting effects from the sunrise there, Andy, and I bet there are a whole load of people breathing a huge sigh of relief that the final cut is complete
Awesome
Hurray! So happy for everyone on the Sound.
Great to see the final cut. Looking forward to wrapping this up in the near future.
Thank you, again. Happy Labor Day!
Golden Ray at the end of the rainbow. How fitting.
Awesome!! Great to see this!!
Evening Andy the final push finished I hope it will get on a dry dock quicker than the last piece , and no surprises with weight shedding !
That looks like they have lifted it a good bit without any weight shedding activity.
Great news! Congratulations to the Engineers concerned from the UK
The videos are great. thank you. I would love to know how much money has been spent cleaning up that big mess.
Hallelujah
Capt. Andy:
I’ve been following your nearly constant daily reports since visiting St. Simonds Island last April. Wonderful job with the videos, reports and your insights. I’m using this wreck as a business case in my strategic management courses in my local college teaching work. You’d be a great Zoom interview subject for my classes some evening. Dave…. Ocala, FL
Hip...Hip...Hooray! I bet the "Claw" will be busy for a while after the last section clears out. Wonder what the next stop for the VB-10000 is? What will Andy be doing with himself???
Thanks, Cap!!!
COOL 😎‼️
Awesome Engineering!
Almost 2 years...wow!
Thanks Capn'. Awesome that closeup of the decks. Do youbthink we will ever know the actual cost of this operation?
I figured you might be camped out on the water this weekend waiting for the final cut to be completed. Had no idea it would end so quickly. Good job, I guess a celebratory meal is in order.
good to see the last cut finished; stay the course
Captain Andy,
Thank You‼️ The State of GEORGIA should Reward You for Professional Videography, Editing and Reporting‼️ The Discovery Channel or History Channel would benefit working with You, creating a Documentary about Your Work Reporting of The Golden Ray Wreck and Salvage Operations‼️
Maybe, for the future of Your Channel, You could continue filming the surrounding area and barrier Islands. Video Tours and Narration from a 9th Generation St Simons Island Native‼️ Telling all the Lore and stories that Folks may never know about‼️
🏈GO TERRORS🏈
Yea!
Great video as always. Is interesting to see that one car that appeared to be still strapped in right under the off shore lifting lug. Makes you wonder what condition it is in.
They all have been sitting in salt air conditions for 2 years. Would be neat to inspect and see. MM
Good point, I know the fire was more towards the bottom if the boat, I wonder how much heat damage there was too. As you stated it would be interesting to just see what mother nature has done to it after 2 years.
Thanks Captain Andy !!!
Great job following this, what drone have you been using to get the fantastic shots of this
They need to launch fireworks from the site as the last section gets moved awsy
Great job Capt. Andy. I would hope the sections would be cleaned and used as reefs in the Gulf of Mexico.
Half a BILLION all in.
I hope you will send a complete DVD history of this entire project including any cleanup footage.! I will surely purchase it.!!!!
Bet it wont take long after the 2 sections are gone to remove all spuds, anchors, and do a sweep of the area for debrie going to guess by November !
Glad to see only a bit of light oil appears to have escaped from this cut and lift.
Its been quite an adventure. Cant wait to see what's next.
Thank you.
The way those decks have buckled leads me to believe they will have to reduce these sections considerably before they can be safely transported around Florida up to LA for disposal. Once those cars are removed, that section of hull will be even more unstable. We shall see what else they have to do to finally dispose of the wreck, once its completely removed...
What caused the ship to capsize?
I want to know how an anchor chain cuts thru a steel hull. Please explain. Also looked like a couple of good cars at the top in the section.
Well my first thought is " chainsaw".
Constant tension under incredible pressure. Rips and tears it's way through. MM
For the folks in the St. Simon area I know this is great news, I hope there isn't any more oil coming off the wreck then you saw this morning.
I’m sure it will be a while before everything is gone. I imagine they will have a fair amount of clean up to do on the bottom floor nice they last section is removed. Then the environmental barrier and all of that infrastructure will have to be removed. I’d be surprised if everything is gone before the end of the year. But at least, the worst is over.
The salvage crews still have lots work to do to get all the equipment packed up and gone.
Alright been a long time coming , getting close now ,yay 👍😎
Maybe they'll hurry up to get it all out before the two year mark. How deep is the water there rough do you know? And the water clarity?
About 50-60' feet deep. And you can't see more than 2' feet in it. MM
@@MinorcanMullet I ask just wondering how hard it will be to clean the sea bottom where the ship was. Thanks for the info Andy
Thanks for the update and videos Andy, you da man!! Hey do you think they could take some of the computer chips out of these cars to put in some of these new cars sitting and waiting for the Chinese to send them to the USA.
As someone new to this channel, could someone tell me about the background to this project. Thanks.
Just go back and watch all videos..it will be worthwhile ☺️☺️ Way too much happened to try telling all right here …. God Bless 🙏 And enjoy the adventure that Captain Andy has taken us on..💥
What was the original estimate per cut, 24 hours?
HOOOOOORAAAAAYYY from Iowa.
Well the pelicans have done it. With their watchful eye (they don't miss nothin) and patience along with direction of operations the final cut has been made and the remaining two sections will be removed. Just kidding guys... Glad to see it along with everyone else.
So, when do you think they'll fess up to what went wrong?
never. MM
Is The Barge Under This Section Already ? KWD/
I love the thumbnail
... "Oh Frabgeous Day! Callou Callay, he chortled in his joy." from the poem Jabberwocky. It certainly applies here. Thanks for the videos, but soon you will be out of a job. Jon