Coast Guard continues overseeing salvage of Popps Ferry Bridge
BILOXI, Miss. – The Coast Guard is continuing to oversee the salvage operations of the barge that allided with the Popps Ferry Bridge in Back Bay. A salvage plan was approved Monday, March 23, 2009, to remove damaged, sunken barges and debris.
Coast Guard reopens Back Bay of Biloxi and approves salvage plan
BILOXI, Miss. – The Coast Guard has reopened the waterway through the Popps Ferry Bridge on Back Bay and approved a salvage plan to remove damaged, sunken barges and debris. Salvage operations are scheduled to begin today.
Bridge collapses after being hit by tow boat
BILOXI, Miss. – The Coast Guard is responding to the collapse of the Popps Ferry Bridge in Back Bay in Biloxi, Miss., after the towing vessel Cheryl Stegbauer with eight barges, reportedly allided with the bridge earlier this morning.