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[lachlanchester]

You know it’s gunna be bad when the crew photos look like courtroom photos

[Cyrus_of_the_Hills]

I’m really not a boating/sailing/shipping guy, never really had an interest, honestly I don’t even really enjoy being out on the water. I am fascinated by Waterline Stories, not in a macabre sort of way but genuinely fascinated.

[kristindanielcarrington]

I know “JT” personally. He’s a great dude and he is personally responsible with saving many of the people on that ship due to his quick thinking and leadership. That dude is a hero, full stop.

[TmmyTune]

Great work here on the Golden Ray. I live here, in Brunswick. We were out on the water that day when she sailed into port. We pulled over on a channel beach and sat and watched this huge car carrier. Then next morning, imagine the surprise of seeing her laid over on her port side with active-ongoing rescue ops. The rescue/s were keeping everyone on edge. It took quite a bit of time for the ship to be salvaged as well. That was an interesting enterprise itself. Out pilots here are all top notch. Our Coast Guard Station is right in a little creek next to Sidney Lanier bridge.
Anyway, Just wanted to say thanks for covering this. I've been subscribed for some time to your channel and really appreciate the content and its presentation. I know it must be a challenge to do the work required to present these stories, but I really appreciate them not being too long. I've skipped some of the longer content. 20-25 minutes is perfect in my view.
'Thanks again!

[CyberSystemOverload]

What an amazing rescue, maximum respect to the rescuers. Shout out also to JT who kept calm and gave all details. That legal nonsense about having to wait for permission to act while lives are at stake needs to be thrown out. Just ridiculous that professional RESCUERS fear legal action in situations like this! Glad all crew were saved! Excellent video and presentation as always!

[georgerafa]

No joke that got exciting and it was such a great thing to hear everybody made it. That pilot did a great job given the curcumstances.

[danielkarlsson]

Sadly it is an issue at many ships with sailors leaving watertight doors open due to them needing to cross them regulary.
a good example on how important it is to close them is the Stena Nautica incident.

In 2004 Stena Nautica collided between Sweden and Denmark with the polish vessel Joanna a much smaller cargo ship.
Nautica beeing a fairly large ferry should be able to handle a hole made by joanna but she started to take in alot of water and the flooding spread itself quite fast.
Nautica was forced to return to port and when she did so sunk to the bottom og the port after evacuating all passngers.
She nearly rolled in port and the car decks was mostly flooded but luckily for two competition horses who was on the upperdeck their part never got flooded and the ferry never rolled.
It was damn close though.

All this happened due to some of the crew leaving a few of the watertght doors open on a regular basis.
Due to old design and poor layout they needed to cross them multiple times every crossing which is around 3 hours and 30 minutes.

Stenas ferries are generally considered probably the best in the world in their class and the crews are seen as highly competent.
And i know for a fact that Stena Line is extreamly focused to both crew and passenger safety.

but this just shows that even the better companies when it comes to ship safety have problems with regular crews who has been trained to know the importance of watertight doors still have these issues.

[Woolykittyhaven]

As a former merchant marine licensed officer, there is something about RORO ships that have always terrified me. it’s the vertical rise off the waterline compared to a relatively shallow draft.

[deecawford]

This happened in my hometown. We stared at this ship off our beach’s for the longest time. We were all so happy for no casualties and completely surprised it could even happen. I mean growing up Sidney Lanier bridge was a draw bridge and we have been watching those boats come in and out our entire lives. The bridge collapsed in the 70s and was rebuild (that’s a terrible story and many deaths). It was rebuild in the 90s and no more drawbridge

[gordonpeden]

Well done the rescuers, resourceful, determined, ingenious. Kudos. Thanks for the upload & Content.

[cornelia]

Wow, what a precise description. Fascinating. How easily this happened! Over $200 million in damages.

[dsnodgrass]

Some of that sweet "greater operational freedom" that convenience-flags guarantee on full display here.

[mikepowell]

I’m reminded of seeing Hoegh Osaka aground at 45 degrees on Bramble Bank outside Southampton several years ago. She, too, was deliberately run aground when she became unstable in a turn. Perhaps the basic design possesses in reality the degree of potential instability their appearance seems to show. That incident was dramatic enough. I have just found this channel and have, of course, subscribed. I spent some years as a Port Agent in Southampton often loading power and sailing yachts mainly for Mediterranean and Black Sea ports so I have a vicarious, semi-professional interest. I must congratulate you on your research and presentation. Very good indeed. Unlike many YouTube channels, your credibility is second to none. Many thanks.

[Moose]

Incredible work by the rescuers and good fast thinking by both the pilot and the engineering crew to stay alive and keep the ship above water.

[Taketimeout]

Well done to all the rescue teams involved.
The pilot keeping his cool and situational awareness under extreme circumstances is impressive too.

[beardedgaming]

that decision to beach the ship bought some time though. imagine most would have died if that ship went all the way under. that was a good call. its crazy to me that anyone would think its totally find to not have any checksum for those kind of calc tho

[bojanperko]

Thank you, you do great work. A suggestion for clarity: when you describe events, for instance "at 12:54, X occured, then, at 13:05, Y happened", it would make it easier to follow and to understand how long something took, if you inserted a "11 minutes later, at 13:05".

[heavyelement]

thank you for doing this story. i live about 90 miles from brunswick where the golden ray capsized. idk how many people suggested you do this story but i know i did. it took a couple of years to salvage the golden ray, they did it right where it was at with the salvaging platform basically sawing the golden ray into pieces. anyway thanks again.

[TheUndiesrules]

Wow that ship was massive. Thanks for another great delivery, I can't wait to watch these videos as soon as you upload
them. Thank you.

[scottmeredith]

Best synopsis I’ve seen of this wreck. Much preferred over simply rehashing the NTSB report