Cargo Vessel Runs Aground in Delaware River Near Philadelphia

• 45,000 Tons of Solar Salt Cargo Ship Stranded Outside the Shipping Channel.
• Coast Guard Establishes Safety Zone Following Vessel Grounding.
• No Pollution was Reported as Efforts to Refloat the Grounded Vessel began.

A 623-foot cargo vessel grounded in the Delaware River, a mile north of Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Bridge, Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m. The ship was inbound with 45,000 tons of solar salt, reports gCaptain.

According to AIS data, it is presently...

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