Why it matters: The Ever Forward (yes, ironically) is the largest ship stuck in Chesapeake Bay, carrying 5,000 containers of… stuff. What happens: The ship owner – Evergreen Marine Corp. – has invoked a maritime law called the “General Average”, according to which persons whose belongings are on a ship must share the cost of releasing it. Zoom in: It’s not clear what is in the thousands of containers at Ever Forward, but at least one cargo holder – a Bloomberg reporter who recently moved from Hong Kong to New York – shares her experience waiting in her closet.

“All the contents of our apartment, all our furniture, lots of books, things of emotional value are all in a container stuck in Chesapeake Bay,” Tracy Alloway told NBC Washington. The U.S. Coast Guard, which handles Ever Forward public relations in the port of Baltimore, told Axios that “general cargo” was on board and referred further questions to Evergreen.

Shrinkage: The Ever Forward was idling near Baltimore on its way to Norfolk after a wrong turn left Baltimore on March 13 stranded the boat in shallow water (24 feet of water – when it takes 42 to float, according to the NBC Washington.)

The Ever Forward has stuck three times while its sister ship was between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea last year. The ship is not interrupting trade – nor is it blocking passage through the port of Baltimore, wrote William Doyle, director of the Port of Baltimore, on Twitter. Tuesday and Wednesday were the first attempts to reset the boat using tugs. A third attempt will be made soon, “using two anchored tow barges from the stern and five tugs,” Doyle wrote on Twitter.

The big picture: You can stay informed of progress through istheshipstillstuck.com, a site that went viral last year during the Suez Fiasco.

The boat has become a tourist attraction and Downs Park (entry fee $ 6) in Pasadena, Maryland is obviously the best place to see it.

By the numbers: Comparing giant, stuck container vessels.

The Ever Forward – currently in Baltimore on its way to Norfolk for 21 days and counting – is 1,095 feet long, 117,340 gross tonnes. He ran aground due to a wrong turn in the bay. The Ever Given – stuck in the Suez Canal for 6 days – 1,312 feet long, weighing 224,000 tons. It ran aground due to a strong gust of wind.

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