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There is no timeline for removing a massive stuck cargo ship from the Delaware River

The Algoma Verity cargo ship has been stranded in the Delaware River since Wednesday night, when it ran aground north of the Ben Franklin Bridge while hauling salt to Bucks County.

The Algoma Verity cargo ship has been stuck in the Delaware River in Philadelphia since Wednesday after it ran aground about a mile north of the Ben Franklin Bridge while hauling 45,000 tons of salt to a port in Bucks County.
The Algoma Verity cargo ship has been stuck in the Delaware River in Philadelphia since Wednesday after it ran aground about a mile north of the Ben Franklin Bridge while hauling 45,000 tons of salt to a port in Bucks County.Read moreElizabeth Robertson / Staff Photographer