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After a distracted pilot ran the boxship Ever Forward aground in Chesapeake Bay last March, the Maryland Board of Pilots has decided to enact a rule c.
The Maryland Board of Pilots has approved a rule to ban the use of personal cell phones by ship pilots in Maryland waters following the Ever Forward‘s grounding in Chesapeake.
The Maryland Board of Pilots, which licenses and regulates the pilots serving the Port of Baltimore, did not have a cellphone policy in March when the Ever Forward was grounded, nor has it adopted one since, but the topic will be considered soon, officials say.