The captain of a tugboat was killed after the crane on the barge he was pushing on the Industrial Canal in New Orleans slammed into the Florida Avenue Bridge then fell back onto the wheelhouse of the tug, according to WWL.
Other tow vessels were able to assist the Corey Michael and get the tug to the Port of New Orleans pier, according to NOLA.com. Just before 1:00 a.m., EMS listed the captain of the tug boat, 46-year-old Michael Collins, deceased, WWL reported.
Coast Guard spokesman Jonathan Lally says the drawbridge was open at the time of the accident, the AP reported.
River traffic was haulted temporarily but the bridge and the river have since reopened.
