Published Nationally ® March 11 2020
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Vol. XXXIII • No. 6
T&T Salvage to Remove Shipwreck Off Coast of Georgia
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Crews onboard the work barges Farrell (L) and Columbia (R) work to clean residual fuel oil from tanks inside the capsized Golden Ray.
Manitowoc to Provide Cranes for U.S. Army...24
By Mary Yamin-Garone CEG CORRESPONDENT
On Sept. 8, 2019, the Baltimore-bound Golden Ray cargo ship capsized near the Port of Brunswick while heading out to sea off the coast of Georgia. The 656-ft. car carrier was transportRitchie Bros. Hosts Florida Auction...78
ing 4,200 vehicles on its way the Middle East. An emergency call went out at around 2 a.m. eastern time. Several hours later, the ship’s pilot and 23 crew members were safely rescued. Four people were still trapped inside. The boat was unstable and a fire was raging, hampering rescue efforts. Thirty-six hours after the first emer-
Paving Section ......27-54 Business Calendar......72 Auction Section ....75-81 Advertisers Index ......82
see SHIPWRECK page 60
Black Rock Values Bond With Lippmann, Cat By Joe Trinacria
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gency call, a helicopter landed on the side of the Golden Ray with a rescue team. They heard tapping coming from inside the troubled ship and proceeded to extricate the men through a hole drilled into the hull. In mid-October, the recovery team decided it
CEG ASSOCIATE EDITOR
The technical term for the work that Black Rock Crushing conducts at its expansive Ramseur, N.C., processing plant is called “un-bonding,” and according to general manager and co-founder John Mason, Black Rock wouldn’t be nearly as effective at what they do without the tight bond the company has formed with equipment partners Caterpillar and Lippmann. see CRUSHING page 71
Black Rock’s 330F excavator and 950M wheel loader work together to move material at its processing plant.