More than 20 barges went out of control in Pittsburgh and drifted “out of control” in the Ohio River in the city. announced.
Around 11:25 p.m. Friday, 26 barges escaped from the facility near Peggy’s Harbor, a marina on the north bank of the Ohio River, U.S. Coast Guard spokesman Eyob Mills told the Post.
Twenty-three of the ships were loaded with dry cargo such as coal, but three were empty. There were no reports of injuries or pollution, but there was “significant damage” to Peggy’s Harbor, the city said.
Eleven of the barges were anchored to the riverbank near Bruno Island. 14 people went down the river and 6 people went over Emsworth Dam. It is unclear whether the barge that crossed the dam caused any damage.
As a result, bridge and rail traffic was temporarily shut down.
As of about 3 p.m. Saturday, all but one vessel had been accounted for, Mills said. He added that authorities are trying to locate the missing barge before proceeding with the investigation.
“This is a dynamic situation, so things are constantly changing,” Mills said.
Campbell Transportation Company, the shipping and service company that owns the barge, did not respond to a request for comment. The company told KDKA in a statement: are cooperating The incident was reported to the authorities, but the statement said: “This incident occurred during flood conditions in the river, where flooding in the area created strong currents.”
