The National Transportation Safety Board has published its report on an August 19, 2020, incident in which a loaded Brance Diversified Inc. hopper barge, pushed by a River Ventures LLC towing vessel, struck the protective fendering of the Peter P. Cobb Memorial Bridge, near Fort Pierce, Fla.
There were no injuries to the four crewmembers on the towing vessel and no pollution reported. Damage to the barge was estimated at $5,000. Damage to the protective fendering of the bridge was $641,000.
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