By Associated Press - Thursday, April 20, 2017

RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Coast Guard officials are working to remove a massive barge that has washed ashore in South Florida.

The empty barge was being towed by a tugboat when it broke loose near the Lake Worth Inlet during a crew switch early Thursday morning.

The Palm Beach Post (https://tinyurl.com/k8paobt ) reports no one was injured and there is no stress of pollution.

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It’s unclear where the barge was coming from or where it was headed.

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Information from: The Palm Beach (Fla.) Post, https://www.pbpost.com

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