BALTIMORE (AP) — A salvage team and naval architects are working together to figure out how to free a cargo ship stuck in Chesapeake Bay.
The U.S. Coast Guard says the Ever Forward ran aground Sunday night while traveling from the Port of Baltimore to Norfolk, Virginia. The ship is not impeding any navigation, unlike its sister ship the Ever Given, which blocked the Suez Canal for days after getting stuck last year. There were no reports of injuries, pollution or damage to the 1,095-foot Ever Forward, which is operated by Taiwan-based Evergreen Marine Corp. William Doyle is executive director of the Maryland Port Administration.
He says technical experts boarded the ship Monday to evaluate its condition.
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BALTIMORE (AP) — Officials say a federal team has helped the Maryland medical examiner's office clear a backlog of hundreds of bodies awaiting autopsies. The Baltimore Sun reports that Maryland Department of Health spokesman Andy Owen said that as of Friday, no bodies were awaiting autopsy. The medical examiner's office sought help last month in managing a backlog of more than 200 bodies. The office is responsible for determining the […]
