Coast Guard Sector Maryland commander CAPT David O'Connell and members of Station Curtis Bay oversee a safety zone around the Ever Forward on March 16, 2022, after the 1095 foot vessel carrying 4,964 containers ran aground in the Chesapeake Bay. The Coast Guard and Maryland Department of the Environment worked with the ship owner to develop and safely execute a plan to lighter containers and refloat the vessel. Ever Forward was freed April 17, 2022. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Breanna Centeno Congratulations to the winners of the 2022 North American Marine Environment Protection Association's annual student art contest! Students in Kindergarten through 12th grade were invited to artistically interpret "the importance of developing new technologies to support a green transition of the maritime sector into a sustainable future, while leaving no one behind." The contest was co-sponsored by the U.S. Coast Guard and The Inter-American Committee on Ports of the Organization of the American States.
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