Abandoned Barges: A few photos

Judge for yourself!

BARGE10	JPG	This barge ,located at the southern mouth of Mule Shoe Lake
			is in a fork in the in the channel. Note the stobs protruding at
			the top. Most of the barges have these, making the submerged
			ones even more a hazard.

BARGE11	JPG	This is a floater ( a moving barge). The floatation is still good;
			meaning that this one can still float out into the channel where 
			it can cause damage to homes and other boats. High tites and 
			flooding will move this one.
		
BARGE3	JPG	This old piece of a barge is full of foam for floatation. The ends
			of the barges tend to preak off and float out into the channel
			ending up floating up on beaches and out into channels where
			they become a navagational hazard.

BARGE4	JPG	This is a mostly intact barge. Abandoned on a clay plug, this 
			barge will probably not move, but it is located in the middle
			of a recreationally popular lake. At night and even in the day,
			this barge has caused a lot of accidents.

BARGE5	JPG	This barge (same as barge4) is not only a navagational hazard,
			but is also an eyesore. This lake is a popular boating area 
			during the summer. Hundreds of people fish and swim in this
			area every weekend.

BARGE7	JPG	This is probably the most dangerous barge in the area. Located
			in the middle of the main channel, this partially submerged 
			barge has caused a lot of accidents. Several people have 
			had to be life-flighted (sent to the trauma center via helicopter)
			after striking this barge.  This barge is practically invisible
			especially at night. It's low profile has caught even local 
			residents by surprise.

BARGE9	JPG	This is the same barge as barge8. This is the view you get
			as you head directly for it. As you can see, it's low profile 
			makes it difficult to pick out and many boaters have run 
			up on it, since it is right in the main channel.