Crews to remove nearly 5,000 containers from Ever Forward cargo ship stuck in Chesapeake Bay
CBSN
It's been three weeks since the Ever Forward first became stuck in the Chesapeake Bay, and the cargo ship is still trapped despite numerous attempts to set it free, CBS Baltimore reports. Now a new plan has emerged: instead of floating the ship at its current weight, crews will work to remove its nearly 5,000 containers.
In order to offload the containers, crews will dredge 43 feet deep and two crane barges will be installed. The containers will be removed during the daytime and taken to the Seagirt Marine Terminal in Baltimore, CBS Baltimore reports. It could take crews at least two weeks.
"Salvage experts determined they would not be able to overcome the ground force of the EVER FORWARD in its current loaded condition," the Coast Guard said in a statement.
