The ship, with a pilot aboard, was inbound to Baltimore with a cargo of iron ore when it ran aground.
About 20,000 metric tons of Argosy’s cargo, iron ore, is being removed in order to “lighten” the ship and refloat it.
As a precautionary measure, oil spill recovery equipment has been placed on stand-by should it be needed. The CSL Argosy is not obstructing the channel, nor impeding vessel traffic.
| A barge rests along side the 800-foot bulk carrier CSL Argosy Monday, Jan. 19, 2009, in preparation to transfer iron ore from aboard the ship. (U.S. Coast Guard photo |
