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The ship, a 1,095-foot cargo carrier called the Ever Forward with more than 4,000 full shipping containers aboard, has been stuck in the Chesapeake Bay since March 13. It is the largest ship to have ever run aground in the Chesapeake Bay, and freeing it is an arduous and cumbersome process.

Efforts are underway to free the Ever Forward from the Chesapeake Bay, but there are some natural obstacles in the way.

The Coast Guard said it would again try to rescue the Ever Forward on Wednesday, when the tide will be higher. The ship ran aground outside the shipping channel two weeks ago.

The Ever Forward, a 1,095-foot cargo carrier with more than 4,000 full shipping containers, is the largest ship to have ever run aground in the Chesapeake Bay, and freeing it is an arduous and cumbersome process. The first attempt to refloat the ship will begin at noon March 29.

The ship, a 1,095-foot cargo carrier called the Ever Forward with more than 4,000 full shipping containers aboard, has been stuck in the Chesapeake Bay since March 13. It is the largest ship to have ever run aground in the Chesapeake Bay, and freeing it is an arduous and cumbersome process.

Officials expect it to take about a week for marine salvage companies to dig a stranded cargo ship out of the Chesapeake Bay

One week later, and still, little movement of a stuck container ship on the Chesapeake Bay, located out of the shipping channel off of Gibson Island.

Ironically named the Ever Forward, the vessel can be seen from Anne Arundel County.

Officials say it could take days or weeks to free a container ship stranded near Gibson Island since Sunday evening.

Officials say it could take days or weeks to free a container ship stranded near Gibson Island since Sunday evening.