VIDEO: Boat towing barge barely clears Vicksburg Bridge

Published 2:50 pm Saturday, March 16, 2019

Ryan Richards, the captain on board the MV SCF Explorer a 6600hp Z drive vessel, shared this video of his boat clearing the Mississippi River bridges in Vicksburg Friday around 6 p.m. Richards said the crew had to lay the mast and radar down to fit under the bridges due to the high water of the river.

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