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With all attempts to free the vessel so far unsuccessful, Coast Guard officials have decided the next course of action is to remove cargo containers from the boat to lighten it. The mud and sand dredged from around the boat was taken to Poplar Island, a land mass off the coast of Maryland’s Eastern Shore in Talbot County. Neither worked and dredging was halted on April 5, Port of Baltimore Executive Director William Doyle told the Board of Public Works. Dredging continued to the depth of 43 feet, along with an additional tow. Initial efforts centered around dredging, clearing away the mud from around the hull, and then using tow boats to pull the ship out.
Plans to free the ship were put in place immediately after it ran aground. MORE: Massive cargo ship the size of a skyscraper turns sideways, blocking Suez Canal Rescue efforts are being coordinated by the United States Coast Guard, with support from state agencies. So, that means about 20 feet of it is buried in the mud." "The ship is 42 feet deep and it’s in 24 feet of water. "This is a very large ship and it’s very stuck," Myers said. At almost 1,096 feet long and nearly 158 feet wide, it is, Franchot said, the largest boat ever stuck in the Chesapeake Bay.ĭoug Myers, Maryland senior scientist for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, drove the enormity of the situation home during an interview with the Capital News Service. By the time it is freed, it will have been more than a month since it originally became wedged.
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