No one was injured after a commercial shrimp boat crashed into the Matanzas Pass Bridge on Monday, briefly closing one of the only two bridges to Fort Myers Beach.
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office posted on X shortly after noon, alerting the crash closed all travel lanes on the bridge after the vessel hit the structure. Fort Myers Beach fire announced around 2:40 p.m. traffic was again allowed.
The sheriff’s office said they are assisting the Florida Department of Transportation, as well as the U.S. Coast Guard on inspecting the damages.
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The Florida Department of Transportation announced in a press release that the closure is necessary to allow bridge inspectors and the U.S. Coast Guard to conduct a safety inspection following the incident.
Officials said the vessel became lodged under the bridge.
This article originally appeared on Naples Daily News: No one injured after commercial shrimp boat crashes into Matanzas Pass Bridge