March, 5th, 2020 : Golden Ray

[xoxoxoBruce]

That article annoyed me...

A sound is a narrow, inland-pointing arm of ocean often made by the ocean flooding a riverbed, like a delta without the mingling and silt. St. Simons Sound has an estimated maximum overall depth of 32 feet—think of this number like the minimum height for a highway, including low bridges—with a jagged, sharp, rocky bottom. The Golden Ray has a draft, or depth from waterline to keel bottom when the ship is fully loaded, of over 31 feet.

Oh my goodness, maximum depth 32 feet, fully loaded draft over 31 Feet, then any fool can see they probably scraped bottom.
NO... fully loaded is 7700 cars, they were carrying 4200 cars, so 3500 cars lighter than fully loaded. Using their 4000 lb average(which is 10 years old), that's 14,000,000 lbs or 7000 tons under fully loaded. That article is misleading at best.