The Latest Breaking News from Chesapeake Bay

Angler fishing for bass shatters 44-year-old carp record

A Maryland angler on Sunday reeled a 49-pound common carp from Chesapeake Bay, shattering a state record that had stood since 1978.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 9, 2022

Editorial: Bad year for crabs can still be a good year for Chesapeake Bay

Summer approaches, and it’s traditionally a time when a Marylander’s fancy turns to a dozen Number One Jimmies steamed. The bad news is that Chesapeake Bay blue crabs are running especially scarce this year, a combination of a cool spring that reduces crab movement (and thus prevents watermen from catching…

Tribune News Service · May 26, 2022

Blue crab population in Chesapeake Bay hits record low

About 41.6 million pounds of blue crabs were harvested from the bay and its tributaries

The Independent UK · May 25, 2022

Stuck container ship in Chesapeake Bay finally refloated

A container ship the length of more than three football fields has finally been pried from the muddy bottom of the Chesapeake Bay more than a month after it ran aground

The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2022

Third time’s the charm? As 505 containers are removed, authorities again try to refloat Ever Forward in Chesapeake Bay

BALTIMORE — For two decades, Jordan Crane intermittently worked on a graphic novel. He dreamed of the idea in his late 20s, but each time he made progress on it, something interfered and delayed the process. He’d make progress, but then get stuck.

Tribune News Service · Apr 16, 2022

Ever Forward ship still stuck in Chesapeake Bay after three weeks

Officials opt for new approach to moving vessel belonging to owners of Ever Given, which blocked Suez canal for a week

The Guardian - US · Apr 4, 2022

Ever Forward to be unloaded before next refloat try

After two unsuccessful attempts to free the grounded Ever Forward in the Chesapeake Bay, the U.S. Coast Guard says containers will be removed to lighten the load before another try

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2022

Massive ship called Ever Forward is stuck in Chesapeake Bay

The largest ship to get stuck in the Chesapeake Bay is carrying 5,000 containers of … stuff.

Axios · Apr 2, 2022

Work starts to free Ever Forward stranded in Chesapeake Bay

Tug boats began working to dislodge a stranded container ship Tuesday, more than two weeks after it ran aground in the Chesapeake Bay

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2022

Attempt to free grounded Ever Forward set for Tuesday

The U.S. Coast Guard says crews will try to free a container ship that's been stranded in the Chesapeake Bay for more than two weeks

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2022