Cargo ship stuck in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay presenting Coast Guard 'logistical challenge'
ABC News
The loaded 1,095-foot cargo ship remained stuck Tuesday morning in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay, according to the Coast Guard.
A loaded 1,095-foot cargo ship remained stuck Tuesday morning in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay, presenting Coast Guard officials with what they described as a "logistical challenge" to free the vessel without polluting the environment.
The container vessel, named Ever Forward, ran aground Sunday night after leaving Baltimore, Petty Officer 1st Class Steve Lehmann, a spokesman for the Coast Guard's Mid-Atlantic district, told ABC News Tuesday morning.
Lehmann said the ship is stuck in about 23-feet of water but is not blocking traffic in the bay's deep-water channel.
"It's a pretty big logistical challenge," Lehmann said about freeing the ship.
