Draft restriction remains in place on Patapsco River following W-Sapphire incident

Source: United States Coast Guard

08/20/2025 06:41 PM EDT

Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region personnel, in coordination with partner agencies, are actively engaged in salvage planning, Wednesday, to recover the hatch cover that detached during the explosion aboard the motor vessel W-Sapphire in the Baltimore Harbor.

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