By Associated Press - Thursday, February 4, 2021

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - A shrimp boat struck a bridge in Jacksonville on Thursday morning and multiple agencies were searching for the captain, officials said.

The U.S. Coast Guard tweeted that the 30-foot (9-meter) fishing boat was “unmanned and running in circles” near the Buckman Bridge which spans the St. Johns River just before 8 a.m. Thursday.

No one was aboard when Jacksonville Fire Rescue crews reached the boat, which struck one of the bridge’s pillars, news outlets reported.



No additional details about the incident were immediately available.

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