Ever Forward

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The container ship Ever Frontwards, owned by Evergreen Marine, which ran aground in the Chesapeake Bay off the declension almost Pasadena, Md., the night earlier, is seen Monday, March 14, 2022.

A loaded 1,095-foot cargo transport remained stuck Tuesday morning in Maryland'due south Chesapeake Bay, presenting Coast Guard officials with what they described equally a "logistical challenge" to free the vessel without polluting the environment.

The container vessel, named Always Frontwards, ran aground Lord's day 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 time.

Lehmann said the transport is stuck in about 23-feet of water but is not blocking traffic in the bay's deep-h2o channel.

"It's a pretty big logistical challenge," Lehmann said well-nigh freeing the ship.

Lehmann said a Declension Baby-sit environmental team boarded the ship to make an cess of its status and determine how to safely become information technology towed off what is believed to be a sandbar without polluting the water or causing harm to the coiffure.

"We're making sure all boxes are checked," said Lehmann, adding that a timeline has not nonetheless been established on when an attempt to free the vessel will be made.

Lehmann said no one was injured and no pollution has been detected as a upshot of the mishap.

He said the Coast Baby-sit was notified of the incident around 9 p.one thousand. Sunday. The vessel was headed to Norfolk, Virginia.

Coast Baby-sit officials said the ship was plainly traveling outside the deep-h2o channel when it got hung upwards.

Lehmann said the ship is believed to be owned by Evergreen Marine Corp., noting the company'south proper noun on the side of the vessel. Evergreen Marine, based in Taiwan, is as well the owner of a cargo ship Always Given, which got stuck in Egypt's Suez Culvert in March 2021, blocking the world-famous waterway for vi days and causing massive delays in global shipping.

Evergreen Marine Corp. confirmed to ABC News information technology owns the ship and said in a statement, "Evergreen is arranging for defined to conduct underwater inspections to confirm whatsoever impairment to the vessel, and is coordinating with all the concerned parties to refloat the ship as presently as possible. The incident did not block the navigation channel or disrupt traffic inbound or leaving the port. The cause of the incident is under investigation by the competent authority."