Ever Forward aground?
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Still aground, apparently. But not actually in the channel (which is why they're aground, obviously...).
Container Ship Still Aground Outside Patapsco River | Chesapeake Bay Magazine
A nearly 1,100-foot-long container ship ran aground Sunday night on its way out of the Port of Baltimore, and as of Wednesday morning the ship was still stuck amid careful salvage planning and…
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Speculation is it might be a steering failure. They had a pilot aboard (and the MD pilots have a better rep than the Suez pilots) but the vessel track simply failed to make a course change where the channel turns. She she's at now is marked 24 feet at Mean low water. Normal draft is 42.6 feet, but she's clearly riding a lot higher than that at the moment, judging by the amount of red paint showing above the waterline
Still aground, apparently. But not actually in the channel (which is why they're aground, obviously...).
Container Ship Still Aground Outside Patapsco River | Chesapeake Bay Magazine
A nearly 1,100-foot-long container ship ran aground Sunday night on its way out of the Port of Baltimore, and as of Wednesday morning the ship was still stuck amid careful salvage planning and…
Speculation is it might be a steering failure. They had a pilot aboard (and the MD pilots have a better rep than the Suez pilots) but the vessel track simply failed to make a course change where the channel turns. She she's at now is marked 24 feet at Mean low water. Normal draft is 42.6 feet, but she's clearly riding a lot higher than that at the moment, judging by the amount of red paint showing above the waterline
Be interesting to know how level the ground she is sitting on is.
Wonder if the hull is fully supported?
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The tidal range is small (~1 foot), so I don't think anyone is worried about her breaking up or anything. Locals report she is still there this morning, with no tugs present. Which seems odd, but I guess no one is in a hurry to get her unstuck.
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Latest update is that she is undamaged and the rudder and prop work. But she is also very solidly aground in soft mud. There's no real hope that they can just tow her off at this point. It's going to be a lengthy process that may involve offloading her cargo to barges and/or bringing in jet dredges to excavate the mud out from under her.
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Ever Forward deep in mud, likely to be a ‘prolonged salvage’ - Splash247
Evergreen, owner of the ship that remains aground off Baltimore, has engaged Donjon-Smit as the salvage company in the operation to refloat the vessel. The ship has been stuck in mud since Sunday night, when it left the Port of Baltimore en route to Norfolk, Virginia. Underwater inspections...
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Short version: they have done some dredging and plan to try to tow her off starting at noon today. First effort will just use five tugs. It that doesn't work, they dredge some more and on Sunday they try again with a pair of anchored pull barges.
https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/n...-ship-chesapeake-bay-ever-forward/7197583001/
https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/n...-ship-chesapeake-bay-ever-forward/7197583001/
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And, no luck on either attempt. Up next, they start offloading containers using a pair or crane barges. It's going to be a slow process. She'll likely be there for weeks now.
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Salvors to Remove Cargo Containers from Grounded Ever Forward
Salvors will need to remove cargo containers from the grounded Ever Forward in Chesapeake Bay, the U.S. Coast Coast Guard said Monday following two unsuccessful attempts to refloat the ship...
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Not that I've heard. USCG is leading the investigation but I suspect we won't hear anything until after they have refloated her.
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And, she's off, after a month. Finally. They had to lighter off 500 containers and dredge nearly 20 feet around her.
