Barge sinks after it hits Mississippi River bridge in Vicksburg

[@JamesJones-cx5pk]

This river is a beast when its up high and it gets a lot higher than this. I just read an article that a tagged whitetail buck swam the river 4 times even when in flood, from Mississippi to Arkansas and back. 🤔🤔

[@galewinds7696]

The buck couldn't remember what state he lived in.

[@adamfowler5475]

That river is the most frightening body of water I've ever seen, in real life for me. Look at how small the cars are crossing above.

[@raoulcruz4404]

Thank you for NOT recording this in portrait mode.

[@ToysForTatas]

Thats insane!!! I load barges on the Mississippi river Iowa. Seen some break away before but the tugs caught them before they smashed anything. That is 100k's if not millions worth of product lost. My best guess those are grain barges or dry chemical fertilizer since they have covers on them.

[@dave340cars]

Grain. More likely than not. Fertilizer usually loads down south and is pushed north. This is an ARTcO boat. Probably doing the 6 long south bound thing. Which adds up to 42 loads.

[@allanhunter2328]

you are so right they are grain barges most likely from MN.

[@billbriscoe9414]

That Captain probably lost his job for not Green Lighting that Bridge.

[@Slowhand871]

That river looks to be flowing at a pretty good clip. Tough to control.

[@aaronhuffman4852]

Would you be fired over this?

[@masteringalltrades8144]

did they ever get it out?

[@jasonharper2601]

looks like a worst-case scenario. those barges that broke loos are battering rams. must be a bugger to chase them down and recover them

[@sequoyah59]

That was a hard hit. The crossing there at high flow is a bear. Just not enough rudder authority to get the job done going downstream. The bridges at Little Rock are maybe worse.

[@riverrat0154]

The little rock bridges aint that bad in high water. Just have to flank thru the i 30 bridge

[@bruzote]

Wow! I had no idea the river could move so fast in the bigger sections like Vicksburg! I was assuming the river would be moving along like a slow stroll. Knowing this now, I can't imagine the fuel it takes to ship goods upstream. Does upstream traffic match the downstream traffic in terms of tonnage? (That may sound like a silly question, but I can't imagine fighting that much water flow to move a boat or barge upstream.)

[@adamfowler5475]

Yeah it's called a moving ocean for good reason. Whirlpools, eddy currents, undertows, it is a scary, turbulent sight in Vicksburg.

[@jerrykinnin7941]

Read Mark Twain's book about being a river boat pilot. If memory serves It's called Life on the Mississippi. Those big rivers dont play. Mississippi Missouri Ohio Ect. Need a big john boat for them 150 hp min. 200+ preferred. And a commercial marine band radio. There is an old saying. Never turn your back on the sea. That means rivers too.

[@monmixer]

A helluva lot of fuel. We are talking 2 or 3 miles per gallon if that against the current.

[@monmixer]

@Likedbymany A small pleasure craft that the average person owns gets 4 to 7 MPG average depending on engine size.

[@buckfoejiden62]

It moves the same speed in all sections. From 1 end to the other. It may appear to b moving faster in narrow parts, but it's not

[@RDC_Autosports]

man that bridge gets hit a lot

[@MrSuzuki1187]

That is a fast current! Must be close to 12 mph.

[@panzerfaust5119]

I used to live in Tallulah La.and would cross this bridge all the time in 1984.

[@kielerjim]

I would tile every inch of the world. Makes it all better like this.

[@ericheine2414]

Iron American Dream on KZbin. It's not really much of a barge once it's underwater. After it sinks it is more of an obstacle. Makes you wonder how many are down there.

[@wifighostcruiser9665]

Ironically it hit the pylon in a river called the MISSissippi

[@opfor287]

I live near the missipi river in Bartlett I stuck my feet In at the very edge and my shoes were ruined. I find lots of trash and logs when I walk past the area were you can stand near the river

[@Jjason601]

I wonder how deep it is there

[@bradleymartin3738]

J j601 150ft

[@OG-dn4fo]

Bradley Martin there's no way.

[@bradleymartin3738]

It’s 200 ft down near New Orleans and 150 ish between Port Gibson MS and Vicksburg Ms. I live in MS and didn’t know that until recently when I spent time on it hunting. It’s powerful.

[@ncironjohn]

It certainly looked like that barge went verticle as it went under.

[@daleolson3506]

What hit?didnt see shit

[@JamesJones-cx5pk]

The photographer must have gotten a heads up and ran down the hill. That property isn't accessable to where he is filming.

[@waynemartin8878]

Actually, I am a locksmith and I was working at the Ameristar casino. I was in the loading dock parking lot and had just gotten back in my van and was about to leave when I heard the crash when the barge hit the bridge. I stopped and jumped out and started filming.

[@JamesJones-cx5pk]

👍

[@Chris-wz4iv]

Marquette known for this kind of thing 😂

[@bruzote]

"Sorry, boss, but the bridge swerved hard, right into my path!"

[@repnatl]

I just hope Rose and Jack made it through this.

[@kennyrupp7379]

I was on the MV HR Labar Many years ago it hit a sandbar Broke the face wires me and another deckhand wrote 15 empty coal barges down the mighty Mississippi

[@MrSuzuki1187]

The fast and treacherous current probably caused this.

[@MegaTriumph1]

Didn't need that one anyway.

[@placesaroundus]

somebody got fired

[@dutenn]

Johnny Utah's Outdoors no one gets fired for this. Trust me, it's just part of the business.

[@eddieknox9874]

good catch

[@kennyrupp7379]

This is a hard bridge to make

[@mchl8]

That happened fast impressive.

[@wmc5126]

Still trying to steer it.

[@jonathanwatson1243]

helluva mess

[@johnprendergast1338]

"Well,one just disappeared ...! Maybe a black hole ...who knows ?..".

[@kevinrichards3288]

The mighty Missip

[@scottallred3941]

a lot of fry chem barges go n/b

[@erithacustexas3907]

Well tried

[@marknc9616]

I suppose 911 was called? That bridge support needs to be inspected before traffic is allowed to cross.