Coast Guard Sector Virginia and also the Port of Virginia’s Maritime Incident Response Team are helping the team of a freight ship after it ran marooned close to Norfolk on Wednesday evening.

Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Virginia command facility got alert from crewmembers aboard the Hong Dai, a Panamanian flagged 738-foot mass coal service provider, specifying the ship ran marooned on a soft sandy base roughly one quarter mile Northwest of Sewell’s Point in Norfolk.

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The Hong Dai’s team reported no injuries, air pollution or flooding issues at the time.

Sector Virginia examination staffs boarded the ship Thursday early morning and also are helping the ship’s team in evaluating problems and also the hazard of air pollution.

A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium watercraft team from Coast Guard Station Portsmouth likewise replied to the occurrence along with the Port of Virginia’s Maritime Incident Response Team.

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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.

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