In Pittsburgh, a significant incident occurred late Friday night when 26 barges, 23 loaded with dry cargo like coal and 3 empty, broke free from their moorings on the Ohio River due to high rains. The barges floated uncontrollably downstream, causing the closure of several bridges including the McKees Rocks Bridge and a railroad bridge to Brunot Island. Six of the barges went over the Emsworth Dam, causing damage to a marina and neighboring docks. Recovery efforts are underway, and some of the bridges have since been reopened. The cause of the incident is under investigation.
26 barges broke free from where they were docked in Pittsburgh due to high rains Friday night, proceeding down the Ohio River and causing some damage along the way. https://t.co/dhiymxepmR
More than two-dozen river barges broke loose from their moorings and floated down the Ohio River in Pittsburgh, striking one bridge that had already been preemptively closed and damaging a marina, officials say. ⤵ https://t.co/b7jk1l1CWb
26 barges broke free from where they were docked in Pittsburgh due to high rains Friday night. https://t.co/WvNIuX0Oy3
26 river barges break loose on Ohio River, prompting bridge closures https://t.co/s7WIldTXlg
More than two dozen river barges broke loose from their moorings and floated down the Ohio River in Pittsburgh, striking one bridge that had already been preemptively closed and damaging a marina, officials said. https://t.co/aI0zdReB9U
Twenty-six barges broke free from where they were docked in Pittsburgh due to high rains Friday night, proceeding down the Ohio River and causing some damage along the way. https://t.co/ChU2mkk5Zi
26 barges break loose in Pittsburgh, travel uncontrollably down river https://t.co/2u8RFcDWxb https://t.co/FFaF0L3pqQ
26 barges broke free from where they were docked in Pittsburgh due to high rains Friday night, proceeding down the Ohio River and causing some damage along the way. https://t.co/LoLtiRMLDL
A bridge and railroad bridge in Pittsburgh have reopened after they were temporarily closed due to 26 barges breaking loose and floating uncontrolled down the Ohio River. https://t.co/2dGlt3h3O4
The McKees Rocks Bridge in the same-named Pennsylvania town was closed after the barges broke loose. The McKees Rocks Police Department announced on Facebook at 8:19 a.m. Saturday that the bridge was reopened. https://t.co/uJCm56lRLU
A bridge and railroad bridge were closed after 26 barges broke loose and floated uncontrolled down the Ohio River. The bridges have now reopened. https://t.co/RXVDTgq4rj
Pittsburgh bridges reopen after 26 barges break loose https://t.co/WslpFu9r6O
With the barges floating out of control down the river, the marina at Peggy’s Harbor was damaged while 11 of the barges got pinned against the riverbank by Brunot Island. https://t.co/uJCm56lRLU
26 Barges Break Loose on Ohio River https://t.co/QhZiklyn5E
The authorities in Pittsburgh reopened a bridge that had been closed as a precaution after 26 barges broke loose on the Ohio River late on Friday, drifting miles downstream and damaging a marina. https://t.co/f5RAfJ0m7q
26 Barges Break Loose Causing Bridge Closures and Damage on Ohio River The cause of the barges breaking loose is under investigation. https://t.co/4BFMT1Cd80
26 river barges break loose in Pittsburgh, float ‘uncontrolled’ down Ohio River https://t.co/bDW0tidKAn
A group of 26 barges, 23 of them laden with dry cargo and the other three empty, broke loose on the Ohio River in Pittsburgh at 11:25 p.m. Friday as rain flooded the waterway. https://t.co/e7F07KQuJA
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. https://t.co/g9eq6Z9ywv
Barges break loose on Ohio River in Pittsburgh, leading to bridge closure - https://t.co/bpMOTzFgQk
🤔"Break Loose".... Multiple barges break loose and float down Ohio River https://t.co/wqBpHukQIe via @YouTube
River barges break loose in Pittsburgh, causing damage and closing bridges before some go over a dam https://t.co/J6Fhc4rd1w
After breaking free on Friday night on the Ohio River, 26 barges now accounted for https://t.co/UmXC0VbIjq
26 Barges Barges Break Loose Causing Bridge Closures and Damage to a Marina on Ohio River via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/OtvAnADb9e
More than 20 barges break loose on Ohio River, recovery efforts underway https://t.co/HghcHNm8l1
The authorities in Pittsburgh closed several bridges as a precaution after 26 barges loaded with coal broke loose on the Ohio River late Friday, drifting miles downstream and damaging a marina, as a flood warning was in effect for the river. https://t.co/7Wt29YkuTq
A spokesperson for the U.S. Coast Guard said 26 barges broke away from a vessel on the Ohio River in Pittsburgh on Friday night - with most carrying loads of coal. A marina and multiple docks on the river are damaged. https://t.co/IyUqohEof8
How… do 26… barges break loose? 🤔 https://t.co/yU8Xf4zWni
⚓️🚢26 barges broke loose on the Ohio River late Friday, forcing the closing of the West End Bridge and a railroad bridge to Brunot Island. 6 went over the Emsworth Dam - https://t.co/tDbfHDhtjI
WATCH: Multiple Barges Break Loose, Float Down Ohio River https://t.co/cRJ8Of4Yxi
BREAKING: 26 Barges Damage Bridges and a Dam on the Ohio River https://t.co/uEVaYOMjmg https://t.co/uEVaYOMjmg
SHOCK: Two dozen barges are out of control on the Ohio River. https://t.co/wCBXLqLji8
McKees Rocks Bridge Closed As 23 Barges Break Free In Pittsburgh https://t.co/2dQDJlK4zX
🚨#BREAKING: Law enforcement are on high alert as over two dozen barges break loose heading down the Ohio River and shutting down multiple bridges 📌#Pittsburgh | #PA Currently, numerous law enforcement agencies, along with other authorities, are on high alert as approximately… https://t.co/QzxiMdch4L
Officials rush to shut down McKees Rocks Bridge after 23 barges break free in Pittsburgh - weeks after disaster that took down Key Bridge in Baltimore https://t.co/bE8eQkNhG9 https://t.co/E6hePxlzx2