Sunday, February 20, 2005
Sunken Barges Lawsuit
A U.S. Coast Guard spokesman says it may be awhile before details of a January 6 barge accident on the Ohio River are released.
Lt. Chris Vargo says the investigation is ongoing, but has been delayed pending accurate damage estimates to the Belleville Lock and Dam, the towboat and the barges.
Three barges slammed into the dam after breaking loose from their towboat. The barges twisted around concrete piers that control water control gates.
Because the gates couldn't close, water in a 42-mile stretch of the Ohio River fell too low to allow barge traffic.
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A U.S. Coast Guard spokesman says it may be awhile before details of a January 6 barge accident on the Ohio River are released.
Lt. Chris Vargo says the investigation is ongoing, but has been delayed pending accurate damage estimates to the Belleville Lock and Dam, the towboat and the barges.
Three barges slammed into the dam after breaking loose from their towboat. The barges twisted around concrete piers that control water control gates.
Because the gates couldn't close, water in a 42-mile stretch of the Ohio River fell too low to allow barge traffic.
Read More...
