Ever stuck: Suez container ship’s cousin runs aground in US harbor
by Matthew Cantor from US news | The Guardian on (#5X3ZF)
The 334-metre Ever Forward ran into trouble in the Chesapeake Bay, a year to the month after its cousin blocked the canal in Egypt
A year to the month after the Ever Given blocked the Suez canal for a week - prompting global fascination and countless memes - the container ship's cousin has run aground in the Chesapeake Bay.
Officials are now scrambling to refloat that container ship, ironically named the Ever Forward, after it got stuck on Sunday night as it tried to head from the Port of Baltimore to Norfolk, Virginia, Bloomberg reported.
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