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this is a thread that reappears every year or so. I did some research into it a couple of years ago. A few little details are misconstured, but the whole thing is still pretty amazing.
The web site inferrs that the bridge didn't open in time. The reality is that the bridge wasn't supposed to open. The tug was supposed to push the barges under the bridge and let them go. Another tug was waiting on the other side to pick up the tow and continue down the river.
The first tug screwed up and failed to get one of the lines disconnected from the barge. If he had lines on both sides he probably could have backed down and prevented the accident, but when one side was released and the other side remained attached it pulled him sideways and under the bridge.
What is really lucky is that he fit sideways, and none of the tug got hung up on the bridge! Many of the sea going tugs are bottom heavy to the point that they would right themselves after a capsize, so the fact that it came back up is not that surprising.
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