Once the containers are removed, tugs and pull barges will attempt another refloat. Then, these barges will shuttle the containers back to their original onboarding facility, Seagrit Marine Terminal in Baltimore, where they will be offloaded by shore-based handling gear. The containers will be removed in daylight hours only for safety purposes from both the port and starboard sides and placed on receiving barges. The previously announced dredging will continue to a depth of 43 feet (over 13 metres) and shipping containers will now be removed as soon as the installation of two crane barges, with suitable lift heights to remove containers, are installed. The new strategy offers the best chance of successfully re-floating the container ship, according to the US Coast Guard.Īlso read: New refloat attempt Ever Forward after more dredging Crane barges Salvage experts have determined they would not be able to overcome the ground force of the Ever Forward in its current loaded condition. Although dredging will continue to a depth of 43 feet as was already announced, over the next two weeks crane barges will be used to remove containers from the vessel before a new refloat attempt will take place. The strategy to refloat the grounded 11,850 TEU container ship Ever Forward has been revised, reports the US Coast Guard.
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