WASHINGTON (Dec. 1, 2020) –The NTSB released Marine Accident Brief 20/38, regarding the contact of the Willam C tow with one of the Rock Island Railroad Bridge protection cells, Des Plaines River, Joliet, Illinois, Jan. 1, 2020. At 0032 local time on January 1, 2020, the towing vessel William C was pushing a tow of six loaded hopper barges on the Des Plaines River, near Joliet, Illinois, when the tow’s two forward barges struck a protection cell for the Rock Island Railroad Bridge at mile Several tow lines broke, and two barges sustained minor damage. The bridge ceased operations for 10
WASHINGTON (Dec. 1, 2020) –The NTSB released Marine Accident Brief 20/38, regarding the contact of the Willam C tow with one of the Rock Island Railroad Bridge protection cells, Des Plaines River, Joliet, Illinois, Jan. 1, 2020. At 0032 local time on January 1, 2020, the towing vessel William C was pushing a tow of six loaded hopper barges on the Des Plaines River, near Joliet, Illinois, when the tow’s two forward barges struck a protection cell for the Rock Island Railroad Bridge at mile Several tow lines broke, and two barges sustained minor damage. The bridge ceased operations for 10 days, and damages to the bridge’s protection cell were estimated to be greater than $500,000. No injuries or pollution were reported. (Source: )
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