Barge Accident Destroys Yacht Club In Ludlow

The accident happened just after 6:00 a.m. Wednesday.

(Ludlow, Ky.) – A barge collided with a marina on the Ohio River early Wednesday morning.

It was just after 6:00 a.m. when a barge crashed into the Ludlow Bromley Yacht Club in Ludlow, Kentucky, reports FOX19 NOW.

Nobody was injured in the accident, but its likely hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage was done to the marina restaurant.

To make matters worse, some boats were adrift, and some have even sunk.

A cause of the accident is unknown at this time.

The investigation is ongoing.

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