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General Average Declared for Ever Forward After Unsuccesful Attempts to Refloat the Ship
gCaptain ^
| 3/31/2022
| Mike Schuler
Posted on 03/31/2022 9:10:30 PM PDT by Kartographer
vergreen Marine, the owner of the stuck Ever Forward, has declared General Average following two unsuccessful attempts to refloat the ship in Chesapeake Bay.
The latest attempt took place Wednesday hoping to take advantage of a weather system that helped to raise tides about a foot higher than normal. Unfortunately, the refloating attempt was unsuccessful and there did not seem to be any movement of the ship.
In a statement, Evergreen said GA has been declared “in light of the increasing costs arising from the continued attempts to refloat the vessel.”
General Average is a maritime law principle requiring that the shipowner and cargo interests proportionately share in the costs associated with rescuing a vessel after a major casualty. When GA is declared, cargo owners are required to contribute to a GA fund before their cargo can be released.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: shipping
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To: the_daug
The law of general average is a principle of maritime law whereby all stakeholders in a sea venture proportionately share any losses resulting from a voluntary sacrifice of part of the ship or cargo to save the whole in an emergency. For instance, should the crew jettison some cargo overboard to lighten the ship in a storm, the loss would be shared pro rata by both the carrier[1] and the cargo-owners. Thanks, that is interesting, and makes sense.
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posted on
04/01/2022 8:08:33 AM PDT
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zeugma
(Stop deluding yourself that America is still a free country.)
To: Ouderkirk
It is a local pilot who was in charge of the ship, not the captain or the company. I wonder if the ship gave them incorrect information about the draft of the ship. Could be it was over-laden, and they lied about it, and the draft, which caused the pilot to ground it.
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posted on
04/01/2022 8:11:06 AM PDT
by
zeugma
(Stop deluding yourself that America is still a free country.)
To: Kartographer
Everything you never knew about grounding and salvage can be found right
HERE.
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posted on
04/01/2022 8:13:32 AM PDT
by
Jim Noble
(Who saves the nation breaks no law)
To: alexander_busek
Lieutenant LCD will do all the work.
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posted on
04/01/2022 8:18:25 AM PDT
by
CodeToad
(Arm up! They Have!)
To: Cold Heart
Her draft exceeded the depth of the water.You would think they would teach that principle in Captain School.
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posted on
04/01/2022 8:20:52 AM PDT
by
1Old Pro
To: Kartographer
General Average is a maritime law principle requiring that the shipowner and cargo interests proportionately share in the costs associated with rescuing a vessel after a major casualty.
Didn’t know that.
But I don’t even know how far above sea level I live.
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posted on
04/01/2022 8:22:33 AM PDT
by
PeterPrinciple
(Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
To: Ouderkirk; Travis McGee
If they ground another one, I’ll laugh.
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04/01/2022 8:41:42 AM PDT
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Darksheare
(Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same. )
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