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26 barges break loose in Pittsburgh, travel down Ohio River

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. […]

26 Barges Float Uncontrolled Down Ohio River, Bridges Shut Down

More than 20 barges broke loose from a marina in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Friday night, spiraling out of control and down the Ohio River, causing “extensive damage.” Mackies Rocks Bridge and West End Bridge are both temporarily closed. shutdown CNN reported that 26 vessels belonging to Campbell Transport Co., mainly carrying “dry cargo,” began heading […]

Flooded farms in England refused compensation as ‘too far’ from river | Farming

Farmers whose entire fields were submerged in water found themselves ineligible for the government’s Flood Hardship Fund because their farms were too far from major rivers. The Met Office said 1,695.9mm of rain fell between October 2022 and March 2024, the most in any 18-month period in England since the agency began collecting comparable data […]

Nicolae Miu takes stand in Wisconsin river slaying of Isaac Schuman

A Minnesota man who stabbed one teenager to death and injured several others in a chaotic water pipe brawl “absolutely” had to use a knife to protect himself from a group of young people. He claims that he did not, or he would have been killed. Nicolae Miu, 54, said Tuesday that provocation by a […]

Vehicle Crashes into River Killing Eight

TIRANA, Albania (AP) – A car crashed into a river in southeastern Albania on Tuesday, killing all eight people in it, including seven migrant suspects and a local driver, Albanian police said. Police said the driver lost control of the car around 4 a.m. and plunged into the Villosa River about 240 kilometers (150 miles) […]

River Wye pollution measures ‘fail to emerge’, letters suggest | Rivers

The government has been accused of quietly shelving plans to regenerate the polluted River Wye after a letter from the government showed the plans were incomplete with no date set for publication. A letter revealed to the Guardian under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act said the then environment secretary, Therese Coffey, told stakeholders in […]