LOOKING LIKE A DRAWBRIDGE. A crane on a barge removes some heavy equipment from a gravel barge that split in half near Harbor Island, south of the West Seattle Bridge on Friday afternoon across from the Harbor Island Marina. One person was on the barge at the time of the incident.<b>Photo by Steve Shay</b>
A gravel barge split partially in half, making both ends sink south of Harbor Island around 4 pm Friday, May 2nd. The barge, next to Ash Grove Cement Company was apparently offloading when the incident occurred. A crane atop another barge was brought in to remove some of the heavy equipment on the barge. One person was pulled off the barge but no injuries were reported. One boater who was nearby at the time said, "It felt like a earthquake."
