Washington ; Agencies )
US authorities are making efforts to dislodge a 334-meter container ship stuck off the east coast of the United States, nearly a year after another ship operated by the same company closed the Suez Canal for six days, causing ripple effects on global trade.
On Monday, the US Coast Guard said it was working with the Maryland Department of Environment to re-float the Hong Kong-flagged ship Ever Forward after it ran aground in Chesapeake Bay, near the Craigel Channel off Baltimore, Maryland.
Container Ship EVER FORWARD is currently located at USEC – US East Coast at position 39° 06′ 39.6″ N, 076° 23′ 30.8″ Was reported by MarineTraffic Terrestrial Automatic Identification System on 2022-03-15 09:41 UTC (4 minutes ago)
The wind in this area at that time blows from Southwest direction at force 3 Beaufort.
heading to NORFOLK, US with reported Estimated Time of Arrival at 2022-03-17 09:00 LT (UTC -4) local time (in 2 days, 3 hours )
EVER FORWARD (IMO: 9850551) is a Container Ship that was built in 2020 (2 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Hong Kong.
Its carrying capacity is 11850 TEU and her current draught is reported to be 13 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 334 meters and her width is 48 meters.
