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Twenty-six barges loaded mostly with dry cargo broke loose from a Pittsburgh marina late Friday night and floated uncontrollably down the Ohio River, causing extensive damage to neighboring docks according to officials. The barges, which broke away from a vessel at mile marker one, have all been accounted for, but caused a substantial amount of damage to Peggy's Marina. A spokesperson for the U.S.
Nine barges stopped at Emsworth Dam, and of the remaining six which managed to bypass the dam five were located and one is believed to have sunk. Both the McKees Rock and West End Bridges in Pittsburgh, which were previously closed out of 'an abundance of caution' according to officials, have since reopened. Campbell Transportation Company, who owns and operates the barges, provided KDKA with the following statement. 'Campbell Transportation Company, Inc.
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