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Freighter Ship in Lake Superior Collided with Something Underwater: Coast Guard

AULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (AP) โ€” A freighter in Lake Superior hit something underwater on Saturday and started taking on water, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard Great Lakes district received reports about 6:53 a.m. that a …

Other Major US Bridge Collapses Caused by Ships and Barges

A container ship struck a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, [March 26] causing it to plunge into the river below. From 1960 to 2015, there were 35 major bridge collapses worldwide due to ship or barge collision, with a …