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Ghềnh Bridge barge strike — near miss (2026)

Vietnam · Vessel impact · steel truss rail bridge (2016 rebuild after the 2016 collapse)

A 3,339-tonne barge running downstream struck panel 5 of span 2 of the rebuilt bridge…

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