News / Evergreen calls in salvor team to free trapped Ever Forward

Casualty consultant WK Webster (WKW) has said that salvage security is no longer required, but it is possible that Ever Forward vessel owner Evergreen will declare General Average for grounded containership.

According to WKW, professional salvors have been appointed by Evergreen to help refloat the ship, out of action since Sunday after running aground in Chesapeake Bay, US.

WKW said reports into the cause of the accident “indicate that the vessel strayed from the narrow fairway of the Chesapeake Bay during its ...