David O'Connell, commander of Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region. "The vastness and complexity of this response were historic, as an incident like the Ever Forward grounding, in type and duration, is a rare occurrence," said Capt. RELATED: Crews to remove shipping containers from the Ever Forward in order to get it floating again That was where the ship was heading when it got stuck on March 13.įor weeks dredging boats dug up mud trying to get the ship out.Īfter two failed re-floating attempts on March 29 and 30, crews determined they needed to off-load some of the cargo to make the ship lighter.įrom April 9 to April 16, 500 shipping containers were removed using crane barges and then brought to the Port of Baltimore.
It will then head to to the port in Norfolk, Virginia. When given the all-clear, the ship will make it's way to the Port of Baltimore to reload the 500 containers removed during the refloat mission. The ship's hull needs to be inspected to make sure there is no damage. With the help of high tide, tugboats pulled the ship to an anchorage south of Annapolis.
It took 35 days of work and nearly 500 shipping containers needed to be removed but the ship started floating again around 7 a.m. BALTIMORE - It was an Easter Sunday miracle! The Ever Forward finally freed from the mud and is now docked in Annapolis.
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