Barge sinks after striking rock outcropping on Hudson River

摘要

The Coast Guard is investigating whether human error caused a tugboat to push one of its barges into a rock outcropping along the Hudson River, sending two barges out of control.The tug Buchanan 12 was pushing 13 scow barges downriver when the casualty happened at 0400 on Sept. 11 near Bear Mountain Bridge. The Coast Guard said one barge struck the rocks on the starboard side at Con Hook, causing that barge plus one other to come loose from the string.