Ever Forward Container Ship Stuck In Muddy Bottom Of Chesapeake Bay For Over A Month Finally Freed

A container ship stuck in Chesapeake Bay for more than a month has finally been re-equipped, officials said.
Ever Forward, operated by Evergreen Marine Corp. based in Taiwan, was re-furnished shortly before 7 a.m. Sunday by two barges and five tugs. Evergreen Marine’s container ship Ever Forward passes under the Chesapeake Bay Bridge after being released from the mud outside the shipping canal off Pasadena, Md. (Jerry Jackson / The Baltimore Sun via AP / AP Newsroom) Officials had made two unsuccessful attempts to remove the boat and removed about 500 of the 5,000 containers it was carrying. The full moon and high tide of the spring helped lift the lifeboats as they pulled and pushed the huge ship out of the mud and back into the canal. CUSTOMERS FACE THE INFLATION “INFLATION” AS THE RESTAURANT FEELS FINANCIAL TROUBLE: DICKEY’S BARBEQUE PIT CEO Once it sailed again, the water tanks weighed on the ship to ensure its safe passage under the Chesapeake Bay Bridge on its way to an anchorage off Annapolis, The Baltimore Sun reported. The cargo ship was traveling from Baltimore to Norfolk, Virginia, on March 13 when it ran aground just north of Chesapeake Bay Bridge. (Jerry Jackson / The Baltimore Sun via AP / AP Newsroom) Naval inspectors will inspect the ship’s hull before the Coast Guard allows it to return to Baltimore Harbor to retrieve the unloaded containers. The causes of the stranding remain unclear. The ship was traveling from Baltimore to Norfolk, Virginia last month when it ran aground just north of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. US INDUSTRIES AFFECTED BY CHINESE DUMPING CAN GET HIGHER PROFIT The ship got stuck outside the shipping canal. It did not hinder maritime navigation such as the high-profile stranding of its sister ship, the Ever Given, on the Suez Canal last year, which disrupted shipping and the global supply chain for days. After two failed attempts to free the boat more than 1,000 feet, rescue experts decided earlier this month that unloading some containers offered the best opportunity to re-sail it. The crews also continued dredging to a depth of 43 feet around the boat. The Evergreen Marine container carrier Ever Forward is passing under the Chesapeake Bay Bridge after being released from the mud outside the shipping canal off Pasadena, Md., Where it ran aground last month. (Jerry Jackson / The Baltimore Sun via AP / AP Newsroom) Rescue crews continued to unload containers from Ever Forward until 10:30 p.m. Saturday’s. The containers were loaded on barges and transported to the Seagirt Marine Terminal in Baltimore. The grounding did not lead to reports of injuries, damage or pollution, officials said. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX BUSINESS APPLICATION Maryland Governor Larry Hogan called the re-boarding of the ship “extremely new this Easter morning.” “I thank all the captains and crews who participated in this operation,” the Republican governor wrote on Twitter. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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A container ship stuck in Chesapeake Bay for more than a month has finally been re-equipped, officials said.
Ever Forward, operated by Evergreen Marine Corp. based in Taiwan, was re-furnished shortly before 7 a.m. Sunday by two barges and five tugs. Evergreen Marine’s container ship Ever Forward passes under the Chesapeake Bay Bridge after being released from the mud outside the shipping canal off Pasadena, Md. (Jerry Jackson / The Baltimore Sun via AP / AP Newsroom) Officials had made two unsuccessful attempts to remove the boat and removed about 500 of the 5,000 containers it was carrying. The full moon and high tide of the spring helped lift the lifeboats as they pulled and pushed the huge ship out of the mud and back into the canal. CUSTOMERS FACE THE INFLATION “INFLATION” AS THE RESTAURANT FEELS FINANCIAL TROUBLE: DICKEY’S BARBEQUE PIT CEO Once it sailed again, the water tanks weighed on the ship to ensure its safe passage under the Chesapeake Bay Bridge on its way to an anchorage off Annapolis, The Baltimore Sun reported. The cargo ship was traveling from Baltimore to Norfolk, Virginia, on March 13 when it ran aground just north of Chesapeake Bay Bridge. (Jerry Jackson / The Baltimore Sun via AP / AP Newsroom) Naval inspectors will inspect the ship’s hull before the Coast Guard allows it to return to Baltimore Harbor to retrieve the unloaded containers. The causes of the stranding remain unclear. The ship was traveling from Baltimore to Norfolk, Virginia last month when it ran aground just north of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. US INDUSTRIES AFFECTED BY CHINESE DUMPING CAN GET HIGHER PROFIT The ship got stuck outside the shipping canal. It did not hinder maritime navigation such as the high-profile stranding of its sister ship, the Ever Given, on the Suez Canal last year, which disrupted shipping and the global supply chain for days. After two failed attempts to free the boat more than 1,000 feet, rescue experts decided earlier this month that unloading some containers offered the best opportunity to re-sail it. The crews also continued dredging to a depth of 43 feet around the boat. The Evergreen Marine container carrier Ever Forward is passing under the Chesapeake Bay Bridge after being released from the mud outside the shipping canal off Pasadena, Md., Where it ran aground last month. (Jerry Jackson / The Baltimore Sun via AP / AP Newsroom) Rescue crews continued to unload containers from Ever Forward until 10:30 p.m. Saturday’s. The containers were loaded on barges and transported to the Seagirt Marine Terminal in Baltimore. The grounding did not lead to reports of injuries, damage or pollution, officials said. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX BUSINESS APPLICATION Maryland Governor Larry Hogan called the re-boarding of the ship “extremely new this Easter morning.” “I thank all the captains and crews who participated in this operation,” the Republican governor wrote on Twitter. The Associated Press contributed to this report.