East Coast maritime response assets remobilize EVER FORWARD

The Taiwanese vessel operator Evergreen’s box ship EVER FORWARD sits grounded in the Chesapeake Bay outside the Craighill Channel near Annapolis, Md., April 20, 2022. The box ship ran aground in the Chesapeake Bay March 13, 2022, and recently underwent refloating operations and had 550 containers offloaded. Most recently, navigational crews successfully pushed the massive container ship from the mud. Moving forward, material dredged from the site will beneficially be used for rebuilding and restoring Poplar Island, home to hundreds of species of wildlife and waterfowl, as approved by Maryland’s Department of the Environment. (U.S. Army photo by Greg Nash)

The Taiwanese vessel operator Evergreen’s box ship EVER FORWARD sits grounded in the Chesapeake Bay outside the Craighill Federal Channel near Annapolis, Md., April 20, 2022. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, manages the federal channel and is responsible for providing timely hydrographic surveys concerning changes in conditions that affect safe vessel traffic. The U.S. Coast Guard, Maryland Department of the Environment and shipowner Evergreen Marine Corporation, in partnership with multiple state and local responders, oversaw the effort to remobilize the 1,095-foot containership following a comprehensive salvage plan that included dredging and tugboat operations. (U.S. Army photo by Greg Nash)

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District's CATLETT scans the Craighill Channel for sediment deposits during a hydrographic survey near Annapolis, Md., April 20, 2022. The District searched for potential adverse navigational impacts within the federal channel due to the recent refloating efforts of the box ship EVER FORWARD, which suffered a grounding incident in the Chesapeake Bay, March 13, 2022. (U.S. Army photo by Greg Nash)

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District’s CATLETT navigates past the box ship EVER FORWARD during hydrographic survey operations at the Craighill Channel near Annapolis, Md., April 20, 2022. The District performs hydrographic surveys of completed and federally maintained Federal Navigation Projects within the boundaries of the mid-Atlantic region, making their findings available for users of the channel. (U.S. Army photo by Greg Nash)

Maritime response assets retrieve an anchor during dredging operations surrounding the box ship EVER FORWARD near Annapolis, Md., April 20, 2022. East Coast maritime response assets delivered support to ensure the site and surrounding waterways were safely, efficiently, and environmentally operational to benefit the Nation’s marine transportation system. (U.S. Army photo by Greg Nash)

The Taiwanese vessel operator Evergreen’s box ship EVER FORWARD sits grounded in the Chesapeake Bay outside the Craighill Channel near Annapolis, Md., April 20, 2022. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, manages the federal channel and performs periodic and emergent hydrographic surveys that enhance navigational safety, regional economics, environmental protection, and Homeland Security and Law enforcement procedures. (U.S. Army photo by Greg Nash)

The Taiwanese vessel operator Evergreen’s box ship EVER FORWARD sits grounded in the Chesapeake Bay outside the Craighill Channel near Annapolis, Md., April 20, 2022. Following underwater inspections at nearby anchorage, EVER FORWARD most recently returned to the Port of Baltimore to reload the cargo that had been discharged and then will continue on its previously scheduled voyage, which begins at Norfolk, Va. (U.S. Army photo by Greg Nash)

Dredging operations reflect from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District’s CATLETT’s survey vessel front window at the Craighill Channel near Annapolis, Md., April 20, 2022. The District’s Survey team examined the channel’s water depth and shape, searched for possible obstructions, and other physical features of water body information, to ensure the waterway is operationally safe for the Nation’s marine transportation system. (U.S. Army photo by Greg Nash)

A map depicts dredging efforts, highlighted in royal blue, surrounding the Taiwanese vessel operator Evergreen’s box ship EVER FORWARD, highlighted in dark green, as it sits grounded in the Chesapeake Bay outside the Craighill Channel near Annapolis, Md., April 20, 2022. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, manages the federal channel by performing hydrographic surveys that map waterway floors. Their survey vessels can effectively consolidate underwater data to most accurately depict waterway features to include water depth, topographic features, and tide measurement. (Courtesy photo)

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District’s CATLETT navigates past the Francis Scott Key Bridge to perform a hydrographic survey at the Craighill Channel near Annapolis, Md., April 20, 2022. The District’s Survey team mobilized to the Chesapeake Bay to determine if sediments impacted the federal channel, resulting from the box ship EVER FORWARD’s recent grounding incident and successful refloating operations. (U.S. Army photo by Greg Nash)