The U.S. Coast Guard is investi-gating what caused a bulk carrier loaded with iron ore to run aground in Chesapeake Bay near Annapolis, Md.rnCSL Argosy, an 800-foot Bahamian-flagged ship, grounded Jan. 17 near Gibson Island and the mouth of the Magothy River. The vessel was en route to the Port of Baltimore via lower Craighill Channel with a full cargo of iron ore.rnAt the time of the accident, a Maryland pilot was on the bridge along with "a full bridge, including the master," said Lt. Cmdr. John Dittmar, chief of the Inspection Division for Coast Guard Sector Baltimore. Dittmar said that there was "no loss of propulsion and no loss of steering" and that drug andrnalcohol tests were negative.
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