By WMAL.com
After nearly a month of being stuck in the Chesapeake Bay, the Ever Forward cargo ship has been freed. With the assistance of barges, tugs and dredging the cargo ship was able to be refloated over the weekend, according to Maryland Port Administration executive director William Doyle.
In a tweet sent following the ship’s release, Doyle took to Twitter. “A tremendous team effort with a little help from the Easter Sunday rising tide in the Chesapeake Bay. The Evergreen, Ever Forward has been refloated,” Doyle wrote. He continued, “The US Coast Guard as the lead federal agency, and leader of the Unified Command, exhibited outstanding leadership … So many good people and companies to thank on this effort!”
The cargo ship made national headlines over the past month, as it became stuck following its departure from Baltimore en route to Norfolk last month. An investigation into how exactly this happened is still ongoing.
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