Kip Wadlow News

T&T Salvage installed the eighth lifting lug on the M/V Golden Ray, a roll-on, roll-off vessel that ran aground and overturned near the Port of Brunswick in Georgia in September.In total, 16 lugs will be installed: two on each of the eight sections of the Korean-owned car carrier, which rests on its side in St. Simons Sound.The Golden Ray will need to be dismantled in place and removed in pieces because the vessel, in its current position and condition, would not be able to support…

Navy Capt. Patrick W. Menah, left, and Coast Guard Vice Adm. D. Brian Peterman hold Menah's certificate of appreciation from President George W. Bush at Menah's retirement ceremony, Monday March 26, 2007. Menah, a 26-year military veteran, served in both the Marine Corps and the Navy as a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter pilot. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kip Wadlow)