NTSB says weather and current to blame in 2025 Evansville barge crash

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – The National Transportation Safety Board has released their final report on the 2025 breakaway of a barge that damaged marina docks in Evansville, causing nearly $1 million in damage.

According to documents released by the NTSB, a barge loaded with petroleum broke away from its moorings on March 19, 2025, and drifted downriver and struck the Evansville Boat and Ski Club dock and the Nu Plaza Yacht Club dock. There were no injuries reported, but damages were estimated to be more than $900,000…

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