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Virginia’s Richmond inland port closes after heavy snowfall
The Port of Virginia closed its port in Richmond after unexpected snowfall hit the James River facility Thursday afternoon. The port closed at 2 p.m. Thursday “as a result of accumulating snow and deteriorating road conditions
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A decommissioned Navy tugboat moored in Richmond's inner harbor was discovered to be sinking and leaking Sunday, a Coast Guard spokesman said. The Coast Guard Incident Management Division spread a three-layer boom to contain a black discharge leaking from the vessel, according to Petty Officer Caleb Critchfield. Another boom was placed around Brook's Island just south of the inner harbor.Critchfield said it isn't known how much fluid has leaked, how much was on board the tug, nor why the vessel began sinking. Source : Contra Costa Times
Irene sinks floating restaurant in Richmond
Mike Britt and his wife, Jennifer, devoted seven months to restoring a boat into a floating restaurant. They named their new venture Mallory, after Mallory Square, one of Britt's favorite spots to watch the sunsets in Key West, Fla., and they moored their craft at Richmond's Intermediate Terminal. The city's newest dining experience, a floating eatery that can accommodate about 90 people and had 17 tables on an outdoor upper deck and another 13 in an enclosed cabin below, was to have opened today. Then came Irene. More at http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2011/aug/31/floating-richmond-restaurant-sinks-in-irene-ar-1274706/
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