Coast Guard responds after barges hit dam wall, break free from tug

Photo: uscg

The Coast Guard is working the the Army Corps of Engineers and the owners of a tug and barges to quickly and safely move two barges that drifted into the protection cells of Starved Rock Lock and Dam in Utica, Ill., June 14, 2015. The Joyce Hale was pushing eight barges of dry cargo south on the Illinois River when two of the eight barges it was pushing made contact with the protection walls of the Starved Rock Lock and Dam in Utica, causing four barges to break free, and the crew recovered two immediately. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

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