Ship Hits Barge in Corpus Christi – INCIDENT PHOTO
A 480-foot heavy raise cargo ship hit a barge within the Corpus Christi Inner Harbor Thursday night time, inflicting fairly the scene however leading to no air pollution and only a minor harm.
The Coast Guard says it responded with state and native companions to stories of the collision between the U.S.-flagged MV Ocean Freedom and a barge owned by Kirby Inland Marine. The barge was moored on the time and never carrying any cargo, the Coast Guard mentioned.
One man from the scene went to Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi-Shoreline resulting from doable knee harm.
No air pollution has been reported. The barge was not loaded and the cargo ship was carrying metal, the Coast Guard mentioned.
The explanation for the incident is beneath investigation.
The MV Ocean Freedom was in-built 2010 and is owned by Intermarine.
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