186 Breaking: 26 Barges Break Loose Heading Down the Ohio River and Are Shutting Down Multiple Bridges – Critical Damage to the Emsworth Dams (Video) (defiantamerica.com) posted 255 days ago by conservativeamerica 255 days ago by conservativeamerica +186 / -0 Breaking: 26 Barges Break Loose Heading Down the Ohio River and Are Shutting Down Multiple Bridges - Critical Damage to the Emsw... A marina in Pittsburgh sustained extensive damage after 26 barges, most of which were loaded with dry cargo, broke loose late Friday night and floated 88 comments share 88 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Some context that might help;
That area was experiencing some very bad flooding. The water currents were what caused the barges to break loose.
Here are a couple of videos where you can see how fast the water was moving.
https://www.ksat.com/video/news/2024/04/13/river-barges-break-loose-in-pittsburgh-causing-damage-and-closing-bridges-before-some-go-over-a-dam/
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/river-barges-break-loose-pittsburgh-causing-damage-closing-109199533