Crews Remove Chemical From Grounded Barge
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SANDWICH, Mass. — Salvage crews successfully unloaded thousands of gallons of a potentially toxic chemical Tuesday from a barge that ran aground near the Cape Cod Canal on Thanksgiving Day, the Coast Guard said. The 370-foot barge was transporting truck-sized containers when it ran onto rocks in heavy seas.
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