The U.S. Coast Guard and partners have been responding to the grounding of the 623-foot, Bahamas-flagged self-unloading bulk carrier Algoma Verity. At 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay watchstanders received
The U.S. Coast Guard and partners have been responding to the grounding of the 623-foot, Bahamas-flagged self-unloading bulk carrierAlgoma Verity.
A massive cargo ship is stuck in the Delaware River, the coast guard says https://t.co/YSpAPTFF87
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At 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay watchstanders received a report from the pilot aboard the ship stating the vessel had run aground with no injuries in the Delaware River.
The Algoma Verity was northbound with a cargo of approximately 45,000 tons of solar salt when the incident occurred.
Watchstanders issued an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast notice to mariners and deployed a Station Philadelphia 29-foot Response Boat-Small crew to the area.
The vessel grounded approximately a mile north of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in the Delaware River, Wednesday night.As of 8 a.m., Thursday, the Algoma Verity was aground outside the main shipping channel. A team from Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay and the vessel’s representatives
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