The sister ship of the vessel that ran aground and blocked the Suez Canal for a number of days final yr has run aground within the Chesapeake Bay close to Baltimore, the US Coast Guard mentioned.
The mockingly named container ship Ever Ahead grew to become stranded after departing the Port of Baltimore Seagirt Terminal late Sunday, based on mapping knowledge compiled by Bloomberg News.
The 1,096-foot-long vessel was en path to Norfolk, Virginia, when it obtained caught, based on the information outlet.
“The ship’s grounding is just not stopping different ships from transiting to the Port of Baltimore,” Maryland Port Administration chief William Doyle mentioned in an announcement.
“Efforts have been underway since final night time to attempt to free the ship and can proceed right now. The Coast Guard is monitoring the scenario,” he added.
The not-so-Ever Ahead is operated by Evergreen Marine Corp Taiwan Ltd., the identical firm that operates the 1,312-foot Ever Given, which ran aground virtually precisely a yr in the past, blocking the busy Suez Canal for six days.
The Ever Given, which was carrying 17,600 containers, blocked the canal in each instructions, leading to a backlog of greater than 400 ships delayed by the maritime snafu that made world headlines.
The 220,000-ton ship was lastly freed after a dredging operation that concerned 13 tugboats aided by a rising tide.
