Grounded Bulk Carrier Refloated in Delaware River

The Bahamas-flagged bulk carrier Algoma Verity has been successfully refloated after running aground in the Delaware River and is now safely moored at Tioga Marine Terminal at the Port of Philadelphia.

The incident began Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m. when Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay watchstanders received a report from the vessel’s pilot that the 623-foot bulk carrier had run aground. At the time, the vessel was carrying approximately…