Barge crash causes power outages

Crane strikes power lines, halts boat traffic

  • A barge carrying a crane struck a power line in East Palatka, affecting thousands of homes Thursday. Rolling blackouts were conducted throughout the day to avoid overloading the grid.
    A barge carrying a crane struck a power line in East Palatka, affecting thousands of homes Thursday. Rolling blackouts were conducted throughout the day to avoid overloading the grid.
  • Following a barge colliding with a power line, the stoplight at Third Street and St. Johns Avenue was still treated as a four-way stop late Thursday afternoon after power was restored to most of the city.
    Following a barge colliding with a power line, the stoplight at Third Street and St. Johns Avenue was still treated as a four-way stop late Thursday afternoon after power was restored to most of the city.
A barge carrying a crane struck power lines in East Palatka on Thursday morning causing power outages for thousands of people and shutting down boat traffic on the St. Johns River. A Putnam County…

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