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The Ever Forward is finally free from the Chesapeake Bay — one month later

The Ever Forward had just loaded up with cargo in Baltimore and was heading south to Norfolk, Va., when it ran aground on March 13. It had been stuck ever since — until Sunday morning.

After a month of being lodged in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay, the Ever Forward cargo ship is finally free.

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