Delayed for months by both hurricanes and the pandemic, Versabar’s heavy-lift catamaran VB-10,000, nicknamed the “Golden Arches,” arrived yesterday at St. Simons Island, GA to begin the scrapping of the wrecked car carrier, Golden Ray. The car carrier rolled on its side in September of 2019 as it departed the Port of Brunswick, GA, carrying about 4,200 vehicles. VB-10,000 is the largest heavy-lift vessel ever built in the United States. It will use chains to slice the Golden Ray into eight sections, to be placed on barges, and towed away to be scrapped.
VB-10,000 Heavy-Lift Vessel Arrives at Golden Ray Wreck Site
Is the cost of building the World’s Largest Chainsaw being 100% charged to the salvage insurers or are they expecting a rush of similar jobs?
The heavy lift rig has been used, so far, promarily for removing derelict oil platforms. My guess is that the rig has already plaid for itself.
It’s been working in the Scottish oil and gas fields then? 🙂