News / Salvage team begins work to free grounded Ever Forward

Credit: Matthew Abbott at Baltimore Shipspotting

Dredging around the grounded Ever Forward, has begun to free the vessel, which is expected to take at least a week, according to informed sources.

Vessel owner Evergreen has appointed Houston salvage company Donjon Smit to work with the US Coastguard to refloat the stricken box ship.

Matthew Abbott, author of the local Baltimore Shipspotting blog, told The Loadstar: “The depth where the ship is grounded is about seven metres.

“There’s a pilot onboard from the moment a ship enters the Chesapeake Bay ...