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MV Golden Ray

Car carrier · built 2017

IMO9775816No AIS position on record

In short

MV Golden Ray (Car carrier) has no AIS position on record with Voydar. Registered owner: Hyundai Glovis (source: Wikidata).

Vessel type
Car carrier
Flag
—
Year built
2017
Gross tonnage
71,178
Size (length × beam)
200 m
Registered owner
Hyundai Glovis

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Photo of MV Golden Ray
Photo: U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Dickinson · Licence: Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name
MV Golden Ray
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
9775816
Flag
—
Vessel type
Car carrier
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
71,178
Length overall
200 m
Beam
—
Year built
2017

A tag next to a value names the register that supplied it (hover or tap it for the record and date). Values without a tag come from the ship's own AIS broadcasts or from Wikidata. Position and identity are derived live from AIS.

Ownership & management

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Registered owner
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Builder
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

Incidents & investigations Authority-reported

Accident and incident reports by national investigation boards, and casualty warnings, that concern this ship. Each links to the original.

  • Occurred Sep 8, 2019ACC · Cargo, GeneralNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)Jekyll Island, GA, USA

    Golden Ray, Jekyll Island, GA, USA (NTSB DCA19FM048)Report published Sep 15, 2021

    The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the capsizing of the Golden Ray was the chief officer’s error entering ballast quantities into the stability calculation program, which led to his incorrect determination of the vessel’s stability and resulted in the Golden Ray having an insufficient righting arm to counteract the forces developed during a turn while tr

Source: NTSB marine investigations (CAROL). Courtesy: National Transportation Safety Board. Licence: US Government work (17 U.S.C. §105), public domain.

Emissions & fuel consumption

Independently verified annual figures reported under the EU MRV regulation — public environmental data the incumbents don't surface.

YearCO₂ emittedFuel burnedTime at seaCO₂ / n mile
201811,322 t3,627 t84 days407 kg

Technical efficiency: EEDI (15.59 gCO₂/t·nm). Source: European Commission / EMSA THETIS-MRV (EU Regulation 2015/757). Covers voyages to, from and within the EU/EEA.

About MV Golden Ray

The Golden Ray was a 200-metre-long (660 ft) roll-on/roll-off cargo ship designed to carry automobiles that capsized on 8 September 2019 in St. Simons Sound near the Port of Brunswick in Georgia, United States. She was eventually declared a total loss and was removed as scrap.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is MV Golden Ray now?
Voydar has no displayable AIS position for MV Golden Ray in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is MV Golden Ray?
MV Golden Ray is a car carrier, built in 2017 by HD Hyundai Mipo. The vessel is 200 m long and has a gross tonnage of 71,178.
Who is recorded as the owner or manager of MV Golden Ray?
Hyundai Glovis is recorded as Registered owner for MV Golden Ray (source: Wikidata). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for MV Golden Ray?
Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for MV Golden Ray from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for MV Golden Ray. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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