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One year after the Ever Given container ship ran aground in the Suez Canal, her sister vessel is repeating the feat - in the US state of Maryland.
Local officials say the ironically-named Ever Forward left a Baltimore port on Sunday night en route to Norfolk, Virginia, but was grounded in the Chesapeake Bay.
The ship travelled outside the channel into
shallow water that was only about 25 feet (7.5m) deep.
(Ever Given was wedged in the Suez Canal for six days causing worldwide shipping industry upheaval.)
Both Ever Forward and Ever Given are owned by the same Taiwanese company. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/car...ez-2022-03-15/
I assume (though I don't know) that ships are under pilotage while in the Chesapeake Bay, so if this is the case, it would probably be the pilot's fault. However, a ship's captain is ultimately responsible for everything that happens on his vessel. There are marker buoys in the bay, which I assume mark the shipping channel, so I wonder what would have caused the ship to go astray.
A spokesperson for the U.S. Coast Guard’s 5th District confirmed that the M/V Ever Forward grounded Sunday night as she departed with one pilot on board.
The next high tide in Gibson Island, MD is expected at 5:21 p.m. local time on Monday, although there seemed to be no refloating attempt.
While not the same as the Ever Given incident in the Suez Canal, refloating the Ever Forward likely won’t come easy. https://gcaptain.com/containership-e...rward-aground/
The Chesapeake Bay is shallow. Stray out of the dredged channel and you are going to hit mud. I've been on a 30' boat that did that. It'll be interesting to find out why it couldn't stay in the channel.
Well at least their stupidity won't affect anyone else this time. That's an improvement, I guess.
Absolutely stupid.
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Originally Posted by Northrick
The Chesapeake Bay is shallow. Stray out of the dredged channel and you are going to hit mud. I've been on a 30' boat that did that. It'll be interesting to find out why it couldn't stay in the channel.
What an embarrassment. The Chesapeake is not a narrow canal. It shouldn't have happened.
What an embarrassment. The Chesapeake is not a narrow canal. It shouldn't have happened.
It's worth noting that the dredged shipping channel is much narrower than the entire bay. If a big cargo ship strays from the channel, it's going to run aground.
The Chesapeake Bay is shallow. Stray out of the dredged channel and you are going to hit mud. I've been on a 30' boat that did that. It'll be interesting to find out why it couldn't stay in the channel.
I went up the river from the Bay to Annapolis on a navy ship, so I know it can be done safely. We went there for one of the graduating classes.
Yes, the Chesapeake has a deep channel and the largest ships can go up to Baltimore.
Yes the Chesapeake has a lot of shallow water as well.
Yes, the tides have been super low this past week in the region.
And yes, the channel isn't very wide in a lot of the upper bay and makes turns as well.
Then there is an expression that does ring true about captains, by captains and not just people punching on a keyboard.
"There are two kinds of captains. Those that have been aground and those that will be aground"
It has also been stated many times that its not "if" but "when" you'll end up aground.
Tides rise, tides lower, sometimes a lot more then normal and the wind blows as well and sometimes **** happens.
Yes, a ship like that should stay in the shipping channel but some places that channel gets quite narrow and can turn a bit as it isn't perfectly straight. And with other shipping, currents, wind and the inability for one of those ships to make a quick turn, I can see where the possibility is there for one to kiss the edge of the channel which would put it aground.
Not defending but at the same time none of us were there and saw when and how it happens. I sure wouldn't want to be in charge of piloting a large freighter in that part of the bay as theres not much room for error.
An investigation has been launched so we shall see...
Evergreen is arranging for divers to conduct underwater inspections to confirm any damage to the vessel, and is coordinating with all the concerned parties to refloat the ship as soon as possible.
A salvage team and naval architects are working together to figure out how to free a cargo ship stuck in Chesapeake Bay. https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-ne...hesapeake-bay/
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