A barge used to capture and control emissions caused a near-fatal accident last month at a California port when its massive snorkel collapsed, adding to concerns some hold about the far-reaching impact of the California Air Resources Board (CARB) that the barge was operating to be in compliance with.
\n\nAn October 5 statement from the Port Operators Group of the Port of Hueneme, located in between Santa Barbara and Los Angeles reported that the snorkel on a STAX emissions capture and control barge fell and struck a dock and a Japanese vessel that Monday morning.
\n\nWhile no injuries were reported, video exclusively obtained by Breitbart News shows the snorkel on the green barge’s dramatic collapse onto the deck of the Pleiades Leader, a Japanese automobile carrier operated by NYK Line.
\n\nIf any workers had been struck on top of the deck by the heavy metal machinery from that height, they would have undoubtedly been injured or killed.
\n\nAt the time, the Port Operators Group said the cause of the accident was “under investigation,” though they did confirm that the incident also spilled a “small amount of “hydraulic fluid.”
\n\n“Port officials assessed the small hydraulic-fluid release and determined that Spill Response…
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