News / Ever Forward undamaged, says Evergreen as salvor is appointed

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Divers inspecting the underside of the grounded Evergreen ship, Ever Forward, confirmed that the hull is intact and the propeller and rudder are “fully functional”.

And, according to Evergreen, there has been no leakage of fuel so far as a result of the grounding of the 12,000 teu Ever Forward ran aground on Sunday as it departed the port in Baltimore.

The company said it had appointed salvor Donjon Smit to join the rescue operation.

It added: “A team of experts are at ...