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A Crowley Marine barge rests at a pier Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013, in the vicinity of downtown Jacksonville, Fla. The Coast Guard responded to inspect the barge after it broke free of its moorings and sideswiped the Crowley Terminal pier and the tugboats Ensign and Patriarch, as a result of severe weather in the area on the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 12. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. John Nee)

The Coast Guard responded after a 700-foot barge broke free from its mooring near downtown Jacksonville, Fla., at approximately 8 p.m., Wednesday. Watchstanders in the Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville command center received notification from Crowley Marine that the 700-foot barge Miami broke loose from its mooring and sideswiped the Crowley Terminal pier and the tugboats Ensign and Patriarch. According to Crowley, the barge broke free of its mooring as a result of severe weather in the area.

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