Posted on 04/13/2024 8:42:52 AM PDT by bitt
In a bizarre incident, 26 barges broke loose in Pittsburgh and drifted uncontrollably down the Ohio River on Friday night.
Shortly after the barges broke free, Pittsburgh authorities closed the McKees Rocks Bridge and the West End Bridge “out of an abundance of caution.”
Authorities reported that eleven barges were stopped by running into a river bank by Brunot Island, and now tugboats are on the scene pulling the barges out.
Nine were found stopped at the Emsworth Lock and Dam.
#UPDATE: Footage shows approximately 6-7 barges jammed up against the Emsworth Dam, with more expected on the way. Multiple bridges have been shut down, causing traffic disruptions. Additionally, more barges are on the loose after breaking free crews are watching the situation… pic.twitter.com/k2aBOcfUYi
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) April 13, 2024
The commander for the Pittsburgh district of the Army Corp of Engineers stated that a preliminary evaluation showed no damage to the dam, but extensive damage to a nearby marina was found.
How do 26 barges get loose? We have been doing this for more than two centuries. pic.twitter.com/C7Xb5DJYT1
— Big Fish (@BigFish3000) April 13, 2024
Per CBS News:
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54 weeks is a few?!
Really you just proved feces happens and all the people seeing attacks in all these things are being silly.
Here is a video from a Chief Engineer who, unlike Looney Laura, knows what he is talking about .
What a real chief engineer thinks happened to to Dali and why it hit the bridge
* To be clear Looney has not ,to my knowledge claimed this about the barges, (yet). She did spew such nonsense about the Dali though, loudly, (fake news).
“Real life is not HollyWood, stop watching movies, HollyWood has corrupted your brain” is the takeaway quote.
Just another isolated incident....
Note how strong the bridge is next to the dam.
Glad you showed up to educate. Welcome.
Only people who went to Harvard will think this was an accident
The dumbing down of America has finally taken effect and is kicking our asses.
I grew up not far from the Mississippi river. I’ve heard of barges hitting bridges. I’ve heard of flood waters stopping traffic. I’ve heard of drunken “teens” burning a railroad tressel that crashed into the river and blocked traffic for weeks. Year after year, a certain number of people will drown in the river. Can’t recall a barge coming loose from its mooring seemingly by accident and running aground, let alone 26 of them. Maybe it happens, but I can’t remember.
Weird...
DEI - Didn’t Earn It...
Just coincidence, I'm sure........
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That’s four now. Anyone noticing?
Is the water starting to boil.
… referring to the frogs in water that is slowly heating up to a boil…
How often did Biden have to cross that bridge as a child?
BREAKING NEWS: Muzzies not involved.
With all the alcohol in the water, fish must be inebriated.
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