[Seruzawa]

In an age of excellent charts and GPS it can still be wise to engage a good pilot.

[glorgau]

The Ever Forward reported its draft at the time of its departure as 13 meters (about 42.5 feet), where as the location of the grounding appears to be only about 24 feet.

Wonder if they're going to unload the containers. They also say the full moon tide only gives an extra inch or so of water.

Also, how far is this from where the Missouri grounded?

[csvset]

This dredging operation looks expensive . $$$$$ Ouch !

[BwanaNdege]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCkDCGG7gO0&t=23s

MV Ever Forward Runs Aground in Chesapeake Bay - 14 March 2022 | What’s Going on With Shipping?

“On this episode, Sal Mercogliano - former merchant mariner and maritime historian at Campbell University - investigates the grounding of the MV Ever Forward outbound from Baltimore for Norfolk in the Chesapeake Bay and potential salvage scenarios. The ship was heading southbound when she left the channel and proceeded to ground in shallow water to the east. “

(subsequent updates...)

[Yo-Yo]

In an age of excellent charts and GPS it can still be wise to engage a good pilot.

They had a pilot.

https://gcaptain.com/ever-forward-boarded/

The 334-meter-long Ever Forward has been stuck in the mud since Sunday night after straying from the Craighill shipping channel as it departed the Port of Baltimore for Norfolk, Virginia, with a pilot on board.

[stationkeeper]

There was a pilot on board.

[Jimmy Valentine]

Rather than dredge, why not offload enough containers to lighten the ship enough to pull her off the mud.?