Drifting barges in Vancouver harbour cause $1M damage to boats, structures

Police say two barges that broke free from their moorings are estimated to have caused more than $1 million in damage after slamming into boats and structures in Vancouver’s inner harbour.
Sgt. Jason Robillard of Vancouver police says the barges are about the size of a soccer field and were loaded with containers.
They broke free from their moorings in North Vancouver at about 5 a.m. on Boxing Day.
The barges drifted across the Port of Vancouver’s shipping lanes and rammed into two b