GOLDEN RAY OPERATION: AN IMPRESSIVE DISPLAY OF TEAMWORK
Richard Nixon, president of International Longshoremen’s Association Local 1423, and Kenny Thorpe, President of International Longshoremen’s Association Local 1423, reflect on the capsizing of the Golden Ray on Sept. 8, 2019. Nixon and Thorpe lauded the partnership of the U.S. Coast Guard, union workers, pilots, emergency personnel and the Georgia Ports Authority in their response before and after the accident.