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Gibson island, md, USA

Containership Grounded Off Gibson Island In Chesapeake Bay · NOAAORR-10428

issued
2022-03-15 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2022-03-29 00:00Z
self-cancels
2022-03-29 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
39.070, -76.410
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Containership Grounded off Gibson Island in Chesapeake Bay.
Gibson Island, MD, USA.
1. On 15 March 2022, USCG Sector Maryland NCR notified the NOAA SSC that at approximately 9:00pm on Sunday, 13 March the Ever Forward, a containership grounded off of Gibson Island in the Chesapeake Bay. The vessel has remained stranded since then. The ship is outside the main shipping channel. There is no damage, injuries or pollution at this time.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 800000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 39.070N 076.410W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10428: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10428

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