Ship stability monitoringĮnsuring the ship’s stability and monitoring for any signs of pollution continue to be top priorities for the Unified Command and responders. The zone has been established to provide for the safety of persons involved in the salvage operation as well as the integrity of the marine environment. This could mean a new refloat attempt during the weekend, depending on weather conditions.Īlso read: Next refloat Ever Forward only after crane barges have removed containersĪ 500-yard safety zone around the ship in the Chesapeake Bay will continue for the duration of the operation and the adjacent shipping channel will remain unaffected.

Removing the containers is expected to take about a week and only takes place during daylight hours. On Friday, 8 April, crane barges and equipment were set up after removal of containers began on Saturday. Initially another attempt would take place after yet more dredging, but this was cancelled as it was likely dredging alone would not be enough. So far, two refloat attempts with first five and then seven tug boats pulling the vessel after a lot of dredging have failed.

The container ship has been grounded in Chesapeake Bay since 13 March. The US Coast Guard says 500 containers are expected to be transferred before another refloat attempt of the 11,850 TEU container ship will take place. On Saturday, Donjon-Smit began removing containers for another Ever Forward refloat operation.

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