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Sunken Barge Impedes Waterway Traffic Near Galveston

Maritime Activity Reports, Inc.

July 26, 2016

A barge sank east of the Galveston Causeway railroad bridge Tuesday, causing the U.S. Coast Guard to issue a safety zone and temporarily restrict traffic on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.


The restriction allows one-way and single-wide barges only, from mile marker 356 to mile marker 357.


The owner of the sunken barge has contracted T & T salvage to remove the barge, which was being towed to be scrapped when it sank.

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