Large floating platforms called spud barges are going up along the Norfolk waterfront ahead of a weekend that will bring together Sail250, Juneteenth and the 50th annual Harborfest.
Jordan Lett, who has worked 12 years with Norfolk Festevents — the nonprofit that organizes and runs the city’s year-round calendar of events — said the barges are necessary to handle the size of the visiting fleet.
“We’re welcoming the world’s fleet of international tall ships. We have to bring in temporary dockage and that’s what these (spud barges) are,” said Lett. “We have three of them to accommodate these 350-foot-plus ships.”…