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Two children died and two are critically injured after a barge collided with their sailing boat during a camp in Miami, prompting a Coast Guard investigation into the tragic incident near Star Island.
A portion of U.S. Highway 59 in Oklahoma was closed for a few hours after a barge struck a bridge over the Arkansas River, but no injuries were reported. The highway reopened after engineers inspected the structure and deemed it safe. The cause of the barge collision is still under investigation. This incident coincided with engineers working to lift a section of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland after a cargo ship crashed into one of its main supports.
A 9-year-old boy is missing and one person is dead following a barge collision on Cheatham Lake in Tennessee. The incident occurred when a personal watercraft collided with a barge being pushed by a tow boat. The father operating the watercraft was found unresponsive and later pronounced dead, while the search for the missing child continues. Investigations are underway, and it is unknown if the child was wearing a personal flotation device at the time of the collision.