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King County Water Taxi intercepts drifting barge as it headed toward Seattle waterfront
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A barge drifted away and made contact with Pier 66 in Elliott Bay on Thursday afternoon, but authorities said there were no injuries in the incident.
The United States Coast Guard was notified just before 1:30 p.m. of a barge that drifted from Terminal 18 at the Port of Seattle toward Pier 66 in Elliott Bay. The Coast Guard said in a tweet that three tug boats regained control of the barge and placed it in tow where it is being moved to Terminal 115.
Pier 66 was damaged in the incident, but the extent of the damage was not released.
The Port of Seattle said in a tweet that there were no injuries or impacts to maritime operations.
READ MORE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/barge-drifts-away-seattle-collides-pier-66/281-7d08d00a-5e9e-4f0b-b93e-4c972de58b79