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$500,000 in Damages

$500,000 in Damages

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A section of a floating pier 2 at Port Canaveral, Florida was completed destroyed by a passing barge.  The pier used by large tankers bringing gas and oil into the port was struck by the barge.  The pier’s pilings above the waterline were complete destroyed.  No reports of injuries, but the damage to the pier is reported to be in excess of $500,000 (USD) and may require up to three months to be rebuilt.  Pier 3 was reported as damaged as well by officals.

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POSH Mogami

POSH Mogami

Photo: POSH
Photo: POSH

The 150 meter long, 30500 dwt submersible barge POSH Mogami sank off Batam Island near Sekupang, Indonesia.  The barge with 9 crew on board was conducting submerging trials  when the vessel sank.  Six of the crew were rescued by Indonesian authorities, but three others were unable to escape and perished.  Authorities state the crew were testing the barge by submerging part of the vessel that required repairs.  The test was to pump out the water to allow the Mogami to rise again.  However, the test failed the vessel sank.  Reports state there would be further investigations into the incident.

Barges Strikes Bridge

Barges Strikes Bridge

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Photo: Twitter

A string of barges struck the Martin Luther King Bridge spanning the Mississippi River at St. Louis, Missouri.  The empty barges were headed upstream when they struck a support beam of the MLK bridge causing it to be closed to traffic.   The nearby Eads bridge was also closed to traffic as witnesses reported that the barges had made contact a swell.  One witness stated the impact sounded like an explosion.   An inspection of the bridges found there was no damage except some scrapes to the scaffolding under the rail deck. Traffic was allowed on both bridges a few hours later.

MLK 2

The cause of the allision was under investigation.  Reports state the barges had passed under the bridges at an unusual angle.  A later USCG report stated that debris had jammed the towboat’s rudder resulting in the allision.

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