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Lost barge refloated
The 125-foot deck barge "Weeks Barge 236" which had broken off the "Pushy" was refloated in the evening of Jan 16 at approximately 6:15 p.m. from the shore near Atlantic Beach, N.Y. The barge, which was being used to sand blast and paint the Robert Moses Causeway Bridge, went ashore after a large wave separated the tow line between it and the "Pushy" that was towing it on Jan 13. The owners of the barge, under Coast Guard supervision, submitted a plan and executed the salvage of the vessel by removing some equipment from the barge to lighten it, and by using excavation equipment to dig around the perimeter of the barge allowing the sea water to surround it when the tide rose in the evening. Minor repairs were also made to the hull of the barge while it was on the beach, although the damage did not appear to be caused by the vessel’s grounding earlier in the week. The barge was assisted off the beach by two towing vessels and towed to the Union Dry Dock in Hoboken, N.J. without incident. Coast Guard Marine Inspectors from the Marine Safety Detachment in Coram, N.Y. reported there was no pollution or damage to the environment as a result of this grounding.
Tug sank, barge drifted aground on Long Island
The "Pushy" sank in the Atlantic, and the barge it was pulling washed up on Long Island in the evening of Jan 13. The tug hit a 10-foot swell just after 7:30 p.m. The wave broke the dow line, sending the 125-foot barge drifting away. The barge washed up on Silver Point County Park, just west of Atlantic Beach in Nassau County. One person was rescued from the barge by an NYPD helicopter. A second tug, the "Susan Miller", responded to help the tug operator. The barge was being moved from the Robert Moses Inlet Bridge, where a construction company called Caribe Construction was sandblasting and painting the bridge. The barge was carrying work materials, such as generators, and was en route to the Weeks Marine Ship Yard. Report with photo: http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/long_island&id=9392847
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