BREAKING: Hurricane Sally has sent a loose barge w/ a crane hurtling toward the Escambia Bay Bridge in Florida, sheriff tells me.
"We are literally just watching it and waiting for it to happen."
This AFTER another barge damaged the Pensacola Bay Bridge.
nytimes.com/2020/09/16/us/…
Sheriff David Morgan of Escambia County told me he considered firing grenades at the barge as it moved toward the Escambia Bay Bridge near Pensacola.
But he decided against doing so after determining that it wouldn't work anyway and could be dangerous. nytimes.com/2020/09/16/us/…
Latest updates here: nytimes.com/2020/09/16/us/…
Update: the barge that was heading toward the I-10 Escambia Bay Bridge has apparently run onto a shore, sparing the bridge
nytimes.com/2020/09/16/us/…
Share this Scrolly Tale with your friends.
A Scrolly Tale is a new way to read Twitter threads with a more visually immersive experience.
Discover more beautiful Scrolly Tales like this.