Dredging work to free the Ever Forward has begun after it ran aground in Chesapeake Bay last week.
Dredges from Don Jon Marine and Cashman are currently working on removing material around the stuck vessel from Evergreen Marine Corp Taiwan Ltd.
13/ UPDATE: efforts to free #EverForward have begun with a "surgical dredging operation"
— John Scott-Railton (@jsrailton) March 20, 2022
On scene, the modestly-sized clamshell dredge OYSTER BAY.
Clamshell what? Think: a bucket on a boom that takes big bites of bottom. https://t.co/1mxFYjquZ5 pic.twitter.com/R0FLWtqsWr
The Oyster Bay is working the area between the starboard side of the Ever Forward and the channel, while the Dale Pyatt is along the stern.
1/Latest update from Evergreen on #EverForward.
— Sal Mercogliano (WGOW Shipping) ?⚓???☠️ (@mercoglianos) March 20, 2022
There are two dredges on site starting work a week after the grounding. #OysterBay and #DalePyatt, two clamshell dredges are starting to scoop out bottom. Tugs on scene will have hopper barges to gather the spoil. pic.twitter.com/BC216wJAzp
The 12,000 TEU vessel became stuck on 16 March, a year after the Ever Given blocked the Suez Canal for six days.
The Ever Given was successfully refloated at 15:00 29 March local time.