Barge nearly comes ashore in English Bay as Coast Guard responds

There was drama in English Bay Tuesday afternoon as a barge came close to shore, reminding many Vancouverites of the infamous barge that became stranded on the rocks near Sunset Beach.

The Coast Guard was on scene Tuesday afternoon as a tug boat hauled the barge further away from shore.

A Daily Hive reader who was working from home said it got frighteningly close.

“I finished a meeting and looked out my window, and it was almost to shore.”

Daily Hive has reached out to the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre for more details about what happened.

By 3:15 pm the barge had moved back out to the open water. It appeared to have a construction vehicle on board.

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