Tanker Sinks Army Corps of Engineers Barge; 50 Hurt
<i> Associated Press</i>
VENICE, La. —
A tanker struck and sank an Army Corps of Engineers living-quarters barge with about 100 people aboard early Thursday, injuring at least 50 people, the Coast Guard reported. The barge, a floating metal platform with a building similar to a motel on top, was tied to a dock on the Mississippi River when it was hit by the empty tanker.
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