Ever Forward freighter on the move in Chesapeake
Ever Forward freed, towed to Annapolis after being stuck for weeks
SkyTeam 11 video showed Ever Forward in motion on Sunday morning
JENNIFER: WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE LATEST NEWS THIS MORNING WHERE THE FORWARD EVER MOVES THROUGH CHESAPEAKE BAY AFTER BNG IS LOCKED FOR FIVE WEEKS. WE WILL SEND IT DIRECT TO CAPTAIN ROY IN SKY TEM 11. THIRD TIME WAS THE CHARM, CAPTAIN ACKNOWLEDGES. >> I HEAR YOU. THEY HAD SEVERAL THINGS FOR THEM. THE WIND WAS IN THEIR FAVOR YESTERDAY WHEN THEY DREDGING AND UNLOADING CONTAINERS. TODAY THEY HAD SEVEN TUGS THAT THEY USED TO TOW IT. ONCE THEY GOT IT FOR FREE THEY ENDED UP BRINGING IT SOUTH OVER THE BAY JUST SOUTH OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE WHERE THERE IS – IF YOU WILL – NAME IT, AN AREA PARKING, AO – MOORING AREA FOR LARGE SHIPS AS THEY WAIT THEIR TURN TO BOARD INTO THE INNER HARBOUR. NOW THE COAST GUARD IS PROVIDING THE SAFETY AREA WHILE THEY CONTINUE TO TRANSPORT THE VESSEL TO A LOCATION HERE SOUTH OF THE BAY SO THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO ASSESS THE SITUATION, GET A TIME RANGE WHEN THEY CAN FIND THE SECRET TERMINAL AND LOAD THE CONTAINERS THEY HAD TO UNLOAD TO LIGHTEN THE SHIP TO RELEASE IT. I DON’T KNOW TO BE ABLE TO TAKE FUEL AND CHECK BALLASTS AND IT IS NOT, BUT AT THIS TIME THERE ARE FIVE TUGS MOVING THIS VESSEL, AND THE WAY THE WINDS ARE AT THIS TIME, IT ACTUALLY HELPS THEM MOVE THE EVERFORWARD SOUTHWARD OVER THE BAY BECAUSE THE WIND IS COMING OUT OF THE NORTHWEST QUITE STRONG RIGHT NOW, ANYWHERE BETWEEN 20 TO 30 KNOTS OVER THE BAY BRIDGE. WE MONITOR THE SITUATION HERE. IF YOU HAVE HEAVY QUESTIONS, GO AHEAD AND SHOOT. JENNIFER: YOU WATCHED THE TEST UNFOLD. WHAT IS IT TO SEE THEM UNLOAD THESE CONTAINERS? BECAUSE THEY HAVE DISCHARGED HUNDREDS OF IT. >> I WAS SHOCKED BY HOW THEY ARE ABLE TO DO THIS. IHEY WAS ABLE TO DO IT. MEAN, YOU LOOK AT SECRET MARINE TERMINAL AND THE CRANES THEY HAVE TO LOAD THE SHIPS WITH THE CONTAINERS, THEN THEY WERE VERY METHODICAL IN TAKING ONE AT A TIME AND PUT IT ON A BARGE, AND TYHE DID NOT STACK THEM ON THE BARGE. THEY ONLY HAD THE CONTAINERS LEVEL ON THE BARGE, SO THERE WERE ONLY, PERHAPS, HALF A DOZEN TO A DOZEN CONTAINERS WHICH WERE ON EACH BARGE AS THEY GOED AND RETURNED . THEN THEY WILL TAKE IT TO THE MARITIME TERMINAL AND UNLOAD IT THERE. THEY HAVE AN AREA THEY STORE THERE. BUT THEY HAVE TWO CRANES, SOMETIMES THREE TO UNLOAD THE CONTAINERS FROM THE SHIP. YOU CAN SEE HOW KINOFD PIECEMEAL IT IS. SOME PLACES THEY DIDN’T TOUCH. JENNIFER: Looks like there are hundreds more. >> OH, YE, AH IT’S STILL A LOT OF CONTAINERS HERE, THAT’S SURE. BUT THEY SHOULD TAKE IT, GET THEIR DOCUMENTS IN ORDER FOR WHAT THEY HAVE LOADED, HERE IS WHAT AND HOW TO GET IT BACK ON THIS SHIP. IT’S JUST AMAZING TO WATCH THE SECRET MARITIME TERMINAL IN ACTION THE WAY IT HAS BEEN CAPABLE OF STORING CONTAINERS. BUT THEN WHEN YOU TAKE THEM AND PUT THEM ON A SHIP AND THEY KNOW EVERY CONTAINER, WHERE IT IS, WHAT I CONTAIN AND WHERE IT GOES. IT’S AMAZING TO WATCH. WE’RE ALMOST IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PARKING HERE, JEN. SHOULD NOT B TOO LONGER THEY WILL BE ANCHORED
Ever Forward freed, towed to Annapolis after being stuck for weeks
SkyTeam 11 video showed Ever Forward in motion on Sunday morning
Updated: 11:25 a.m. EDT April 17, 2022
The Ever Forward freighter was on the move again after being stuck in the Chesapeake Bay for more than five weeks. The US Coast Guard told 11 News the ship was moving Sunday morning after being stuck in the Chesapeake Bay off Gibson Island. since March 13. SkyTeam 11 video showed at 9:10 a.m. seven tugs towing the Ever Forward just under the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. At 10 a.m., the ship reached the Annapolis area, where it dropped anchor to bide its time to sail to Baltimore, SkyTeam 11 reported. Crews removed hundreds of containers from the ship over the course of last week before attempting a third time to refloat the boat. Two barges were used to bring the containers back to the Port of Baltimore. Below: the full SkyTeam 11 video as it was streamed live
The Ever Forward freighter was on the move again after being stuck in the Chesapeake Bay for more than five weeks.
The US Coast Guard told 11 News the ship was moving Sunday morning after being stuck in the Chesapeake Bay off Gibson Island since March 13.
SkyTeam 11 video showed at 9:10 a.m. seven tugs towing the Ever Forward just under the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. At 10 a.m., the ship reached the Annapolis area, where it anchored to bide its time to sail to Baltimore, SkyTeam 11 reported.
Crews removed hundreds of containers from the ship last week before making a third attempt to refloat the vessel. Two barges were used to bring the containers back to the Port of Baltimore.
Below: SkyTeam 11 video in full as it was streamed live
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