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The Liberian-flagged freighter En May was removed on Friday from one of the pillars of the Zárate-Brazo Largo bridge that connects the Argentine provinces of Buenos Aires and Entre Ríos, where she got stuck after losing her steering capabilities last Sunday. Full navigation was thus restored on the Paraná River waterway.
Argentina's national road authority Vialidad Nacional (VN) Tuesday announced that traffic across the Zárate-Brazo Largo bridge would be off limits for vehicles weighing over 50,000 kilograms as a precaution following Sunday's collision between the structure and a Liberian-flagged freighter still to be removed from beneath the pillar she hit after losing rudder control.
The Liberian-flagged freighter “En May” Sunday crashed onto one of the pillars of the Zárate-Brazo Largo bridge linking the Argentine provinces of Buenos Aires and Entre Ríos, which affected barge traffic along the Paraná River waterway, it was reported. Two tugboats were deployed to free up traffic, it was also explained.