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Pilot, crew members recall Golden Ray shipwreck off Georgia coast

Pilot, crew members recall Golden Ray shipwreck off Georgia coast

By Jeff Martin, The Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT When the giant cargo ship began to tip over off the Georgia coast, harbor pilot Jonathan Tennant found himself on his side, screaming orders in the darkness while flying debris that felt like gravel pelted him. After much of the Golden Ray slipped into the sea, crew members feared they would perish if they stayed on the ship — but they also could die if they attempted perilous climbs and dangerous leaps to reach the ocean. Their accounts are contained in interviews included among more than 1,700 pages of documents made…
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