The Hong Dai rests grounded a quarter mile Northwest of Sewell’s Point near Norfolk, Virginia, October 1, 2020. UNITED STATE Coast Guard

A big mass provider is grounded at the Port of Virginia near the mouth of Elizabeth River.

The UNITED STATE Coast Guard claimed it looked out Wednesday evening by the staff of the Panamanian- flagged Hong Dai, a 738-foot mass coal provider, that the ship had actually ran grounded on a soft sandy base roughly one quarter mile Northwest of Sewell’s Point in Norfolk.

The staff reported no injuries, contamination or flooding problems at the time.

Sector Virginia examination staffs have actually boarded the ship and also are aiding in analyzing problems and also the risk of contamination.

The vessel continues to be under a Captain of the Port order to continue to be in position and also the Coast Guard is presently in interaction with the ship’s proprietors to aid in developing a salvage strategy.

AIS information from MarineTraffic.com reveals the track of the vessel as it left the Dominion bulk incurable in Newport News, Virginia.