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Barge Sinks in Intracoastal Waterway

Maritime Activity Reports, Inc.

January 26, 2006

A 264-ft. barge containing crushed limestone sits in the Intracoastal Waterway at mile marker 171, west of the Harvey Locks in Louisiana. The Coast Guard established a safety zone around the barge and will oversee offload and salvage operations. The barge is owned and operated by Lalande Towing Operators LLC, based in Iberia, La. Photograph courtesy of Harold J. Trahan, lockmaster at the Leland Bowman Lock

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