Dredging has not budged the stuck cargo ship in the Chesapeake Bay so now there is a new plan to make it lighter and hopefully more buoyant by removing at least some of the 4,964 containers loaded on its deck. The Ever Forward has been stuck in the muck since March 13. It ran aground in water 24-feet deep when leaving Baltimore on its way to Norfolk, Virginia. The U.S. Coast Guard, Maryland Department of the Environment, and ship owner Evergreen Marine Corporation have worked with multiple state and local responders and a salvage company to devise a plan to refloat the vessel. Evergreen Marine Corporation is the same company that had a ship stuck last year and blocked the Suez Canal. The entire length of the hull, 1,096-feet long and 145-feet wide ship is grounded the Coast Guard told The Epoch Times. “Salvage experts determined they would not be …
Unloading Cargo Next Step for Still Stuck Chesapeake Bay Ship
April 7, 2022
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