PUBLISHED NOV 18, 2021 2:39 PM BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE

 

The severe weather that struck Vancouver, British Columbia last weekend took out all rail service to the busy Port of Vancouver, shutting a key supply chain node for containerized cargo for the Canadian market. It also tore loose a barge in English Bay, briefly prompting concerns of a bridge strike.

The barge eventually ran aground at Sunset Beach, just a short distance from the Burrard Street Bridge in Vancouver’s stylish West End district. It has remained firmly lodged there since, high and dry on a rocky shore.

 

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