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yellowcanine

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8. I don't believe cargo ships or tankers go north of Baltimore.

Reply to PJMcK (Reply #7)

Sun Apr 10, 2022, 08:03 AM

Apr 2022

The Bay is very narrow and shallow north of Baltimore. Keeping channels open for big cargo ships is not easy even south of Baltimore. Ships get stuck easily.

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Oil tanker in Chesapeake Bay; Novorossiysk, RU to Port of Delaware, US ? [View all] brachism Apr 2022 OP

The tanker was stuck in the bay before sanctions were imposed. Raine1967 Apr 2022 #1

I think this is a different ship to the one grounded brachism Apr 2022 #2

The ban on 3/8 did not apply to existing contracts, it was for future business. Make7 Apr 2022 #3

Make sense brachism Apr 2022 #4

Delaware does not have a port on the Chesapeake Bay. yellowcanine Apr 2022 #5

Thanks, brachism Apr 2022 #6

You're right about the ports PJMcK Apr 2022 #7

I don't believe cargo ships or tankers go north of Baltimore. yellowcanine Apr 2022 #8

People forget how shallow the Chesapeake Bay is. It is basically yellowcanine Apr 2022 #9