All containers Marcos V lost in North Sea have been salvaged

by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 8, 2022 | Container loss, Maritime accidents, News, Salvage, Shipping

The salvage work to recover the lost containers of the Marcos V has been completed. All 26 empty containers have been salvaged. The container ship lost them on 19 February in the early morning, the weekend that the storms Dudley, Eunice and Franklin swept across the...

X-Press Pearl clean-up operation at sea completed

by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 5, 2022 | Maritime accidents, News, Salvage, Shipping, Shipwreck

​X-Press Feeders, operators of the fire-stricken container ship X-Press Pearl, report that all cargo debris outside the wreck’s 1000-metre safety zone has been recovered from water depths over 10 metres, including the final two nurdle containers. Operations for...

Next refloat Ever Forward only after crane barges have removed containers

by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 4, 2022 | Dredging, Grounding, Maritime accidents, News, Salvage

The strategy to refloat the grounded 11,850 TEU container ship Ever Forward has been revised, reports the US Coast Guard. Although dredging will continue to a depth of 43 feet as was already announced, over the next two weeks crane barges will be used to remove...

New refloat attempt Ever Forward after more dredging

by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 4, 2022 | Dredging, Grounding, Maritime accidents, News, Salvage

A third refloat attempt of the grounded 11,850 TEU container ship Ever Forward will take place as soon as more dredging has taken place. Initially, this was planned for 3 April, but this has been postponed to allow for further dredging around the vessel to a depth of...

Evergreen declares General Average on Ever Forward

by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 31, 2022 | Dredging, Grounding, Maritime accidents, News, Salvage

After two failed refloat attempts, the operator of the grounded 11,850 TEU container ship Ever Forward, Evergreen Line, has declared General Average. The company says it has done so for ‘cautionary purposes’ as the complexity of further rescue operations...

Second Ever Forward refloat attempt fails too, third attempt forthcoming

by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 31, 2022 | Dredging, Grounding, Maritime accidents, News, Salvage

After bringing in an additional two tugs bringing the total to seven, a second attempt was made to refloat the 11,850 TEU container ship Ever Forward. Once again, the vessel didn’t budge and remained grounded in Chesapeake Bay. A third attempt is scheduled for...