Construction Barges Carrying Excavator Break Loose, Float Down Potomac River

Barges carrying construction equipment including an excavator broke loose and began floating down the Potomac River Mother's Day, authorities said.

A barge carrying construction equipment floats down the Potomac River.
Photo Credit: *Loudoun County Sheriff's Office*

Cecilia Levine

05/08/2022 9:17 p.m.

There was some concern that the barges would impact area bridges between Maryland and Virginia before they got stuck in Harper's Ferry, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said.

The barges may have been uprooted by the rising flood waters due to this weekend's rain.

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