U.S. Coast Guard Fifth District reported Saturday that the M/V Algoma Verity had been refloated and was moored at Tioga Marine Terminal, approximately two miles north of Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Bridge on
Algoma Verity prior to refloating. [U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Petty Officer 1st Class Jacob Northup]
U.S. Coast Guard Fifth District reported Saturday that the M/V Algoma Verity had been refloated and was moored at Tioga Marine Terminal, approximately two miles north of Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Bridge on the Delaware River.
As we reported previously, at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 9, Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay watchstanders received a report from the pilot aboard the 623-foot, Bahamas-flagged self-unloading bulk carrier stating that the vessel had run aground with no injuries in the Delaware River.
As of 8 a.m., Friday, the Algoma Verity remained aground outside the main shipping channel. A team from Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay, salvors, and the vessel’s representatives were continuing to monitor the situation and were formulating a plan to safely move the vessel.
Marine inspectors identified that four of the vessel’s ballast tanks and one empty fuel tank had been damaged in the incident. There had been no reports
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