#Ever forward ship full#

(Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)Ĭrews have already had to dig out at least 84,000 cubic yards of mud from around the vessel. The process, using barges alongside, will continue in daylight hours throughout this week with four to five containers being offloaded per hour in the complex operation. Container removal began April 9, 2022, as part of the Ever Forward boxship refloat operation in Chesapeake Bay.

#Ever forward ship full#

TOPSHOT - A tugboat pushes a barge full of containers away from the Ever Forward container ship in Pasadena, Maryland, on April 11, 2022, as the cargo ship sits in the Chesapeake Bay after it ran aground near Baltimore. The Ever Forward ran aground 24 feet deep into the mud on March 13. Once the containers are removed, tugs and pull barges will attempt another refloat. The offloading happens only during the daytime for safety reasons. The Coast Guard said the operation should take two weeks, but that timeline could change for factors like weather. On Saturday, crews removed 23 pieces of cargo. 2266), as seen at a block manufacturer at Gohyeon, Geoje Island. Description: Hull blocks of the fourth ship in the series of 8 container vessels (11,850 TEU capacity) for Evergreen (hull No. Coast Guard and coordinating agencies started an operation Saturday to remove exactly 500 containers of its nearly 5,000 container load. Location: Photo Category: Ships Under Construction. Crews have been working since Saturday to lighten the load of the Ever Forward in another bid to refloat the massive container ship stuck in the Chesapeake Bay.