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- The Ever Forward container ship has been grounded in the Chesapeake Bay near Baltimore, according to a US Coast Guard
- The container ship is operated by Evergreen Marine Corp Taiwan, which is the same company, different ship, that blocked the Suez Canal for six days last year
- The ship has been grounded since Sunday and is conducting checks every four hours to ensure the safety of the crew and marine life
- However, the Coast Guard says the ship is outside of the canal and is not blocking the traffic of other container ships
- It is not clear when the ship will be freed
The Ever Forward container ship is currently grounded in the Chesapeake Bay near Baltimore, according to the US Coast Guard.
The container ship is operated by Evergreen Marine Corp Taiwan, which is the same company, different ship, that blocked the Suez Canal for six days last year.
The Suez Canal is one of the world’s busiest waterways and the shortest shipping route between Europe and Asia.
Last year’s blockage cost global trade between $6 billion and $10 billion a day, according to a study.
The ship has been grounded since Sunday and is conducting checks every four hours to ensure the safety of the crew and marine life.
However, the Coast Guard says the ship is outside of the canal and is not blocking the traffic of other container ships.
Other ships in the area have been told to slow down and use one-way traffic patterns/
The ship needs water at least 43 feet deep to move, but it was stuck in an area that was just 25 feet deep.
It is not clear when the ship will be freed.
