The stranded boat that broke free of its tethers has become a local celebrity – with tribute T-shirts and its own Twitter account
battered southwestern British Columbia, and residents of Vancouver watched in horror as a hulking barge broke free of its tethers and drifted perilously close to a bridge.More than a month later, and despite repeated efforts to dislodge it, the barge remains stuck.of the year – with the Suez canal grounding possibly beating it to top spot.
further elevated the barge’s prestige, temporarily naming the park where it lies stranded “Barge Chilling Beach”.wrote on TwitterVancouver Parks commissioner Stuart Mackinnon said the idea was inspired by a staff member and was a riff on an annual parks board Christmas card. He also explained that it is a homage to a park sign in Vancouver that simply reads
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