Tow hits anchored pontoon boat in North Carolina, killing one

One recreational boater died and another was injured when a tugboat pushing a single barge hit an anchored pontoon boat in the Intracoastal Waterway near Beaufort, N.C. The barge, pushed by the 94-foot John Parrish, hit the pontoon boat outside the navigation channel at about 1300 on Nov. 3, said U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Dan Schrader. Both people on…
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Barge strike closes swing span on Intracoastal Waterway in Virginia

Barge strike closes swing span on Intracoastal Waterway in Virginia

A swing bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway in Chesapeake, Va., sustained serious damage after a single-barge tow struck it. The 2,000-hp Island Lookout was pushing a barge loaded with scrap metal when the barge hit the north side of the Centerville Turnpike Bridge at 0446 on Nov. 14. The bridge has been closed to vehicular traffic since the impact. “The…
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