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US 68/KY 80 Ferry Bridge Salvage Plan

According to a Coast Guard press release, a salvage plan was approved on Friday to remove both the M/V Delta Mariner ship from the damaged Eggner's Ferry Bridge, and the section of the bridge that remains on the nose of the ship. 

Salvage operations are anticipated to begin Saturday. Foss Maritime, owner of the Delta Mariner, has brought in numerous support vessels and technical salvage equipment in anticipation of debris removal operations. The ship struck the bridge on Thursday, Jan. 26.  An investigation is ongoing.
 

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