A loose barge got blown into the seawall near Sunset Beach on Monday afternoon as heavy winds hit Metro Vancouver following an atmospheric river rainstorm.
Witness Jorge Amigo captured video of the waves carrying the boat to shore, with the Burrard Bridge visible in the background.
THERE’S A GIANT UNMOORED BARGE ON THE LOOSE HEADING TOWARDS BURRARD BRIDGE w pic.twitter.com/bmsnbqnlv0
— Jorge Amigo (@AmigoJor) November 15, 2021
THERE’S A GIANT UNMOORED BARGE ON THE LOOSE HEADING TOWARDS BURRARD BRIDGE w pic.twitter.com/bmsnbqnlv0
— Jorge Amigo (@AmigoJor) November 15, 2021
Another witness, Ben Glassco, captured video of the barge drifting towards the seawall from above.
Vancouver storm sent massive barge crashing into false creek. ??? #vancouver #bcstorm #vancouverstorm @GlobalBC @DailyHiveVan pic.twitter.com/Hzs9mQkhWr
— B E N ? G L A S S C O (@benglasscophoto) November 15, 2021
Godfrey Tait, communications manager for the City of Vancouver’s Engineering Services Department, told Daily Hive that the untethered barge came aground against the rocks across from the AIDS memorial on Sunset Beach.
He added the Coast Guard was on scene to determine next steps for removing the barge.
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Source: DHNews
