Barge hits St. Johns River jetty, grounds after being towed away

Barge hits St. Johns River jetty, grounds after being towed away

A barge carrying coal ash hit a jetty marking the entrance to the St. Johns River east of Jacksonville, Fla., with the breached vessel ultimately grounding more than a mile south on the Atlantic shoreline after being towed away.  The tugboat Margery had the 418-foot Bridgeport under tow when the barge hit a submerged section of the south jetty at…
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