摘要: |
Shortly after 3 a.m. July 12, the Liberia-flagged bulk carrier Jalma Topic lost control as it was northbound on the Lower Mississippi River just below Algiers Point. The ship careened to port and "al-lided with an office barge at the Cooper T./Smith fleet at Mile 93.5," according to U.S. Coast Guard Public Affairs Specialist Gabriel Wisdom. That office barge houses Crescent Towing, a Cooper Company that provides harbor tug services to ships in the New Orleans area. Photos posted to social media after the incident show damage to the lower end of the office barge, both from the direct impact of the ship and collateral damage to the shoreside of the barge. |