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28 Mar

Responders ready to refloat boxship two weeks after grounding

Rich MillerCasualty NewsSalvage

(BALTIMORE) — The U.S. Coast Guard, Maryland Department of the Environment and Evergreen Marine Corp., in partnership with multiple state and local responders, will make an initial attempt to refloat the containership Ever Forward on Tuesday at noon following more than a week of dredging operations. Weather conditions at the end of last week resulted in a slight delay in…

24 Mar

NOAA team finds sunken 1800s whaler in Gulf

Rich MillerMaritime NewsSalvage

(WASHINGTON) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and partners on Wednesday announced the discovery of the wreck of a 207-year-old whaling ship, called Industry, on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. The remains of the 64-foot-long, two-masted wooden brig open a window into a little known chapter of American history when descendants of African enslaved people and…