The huge Ever Forward container ship of the same carrier, which blocked the Suez Canal a year ago, ran aground off the east coast of the United States on Sunday evening, it became known on Monday, March 14, near the port of Baltimore. “The container ship Ever Forward ran aground Sunday evening after leaving the port of Baltimore,” William Doyle, director of the Maryland Port Authority, said in a statement sent to AFP.
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This 344-meter boat, blocked near the channel in the Chesapeake Bay, at the exit from the port of Baltimore, “does not prevent other vessels from entering the port of Baltimore,” the press release said. The Port Authority indicates that no casualties or leaks have been found. “There have been attempts to free the ship since last night and they will continue,” she continues, adding that the Coast Guard is “monitoring the situation.”
Ever Forward was to reach the port of Norfolk, south of the Chesapeake Bay. Aerial footage from local TV on Monday shows the huge ship sitting in the middle of the bay, with the name of the company written in white on the huge green hull: “Evergreen”, which became famous, against all odds, last March. .
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A year ago, another company container ship, Ever Given, blocked the Suez Canal, causing severe disruption to global maritime traffic. The almost 200,000-ton ship stuck its bow in the east bank of the canal during a sandstorm on March 23, blocking the passage between Europe and Asia, which accounts for about 10% of world maritime trade. Images of this ship, one of the largest in the world, stuck on a vital sea route for almost a week, made a big impression on social networks and international media.