Barge

Barges towed by a tugboat on the River Thames in London, England, UK
A British Airways Concorde being towed in New York City, USA. It is on a deck barge[1].

Barge often refers to a flat-bottomed inland waterway vessel which does not have its own means of mechanical propulsion.[2] The first modern barges were pulled by tugs, but on inland waterways, most are pushed by pusher boats, or other vessels.[citation needed] The term barge has a rich history, and therefore there are many other types of barges.

  1. ^ Evolution 1958, p. 141.
  2. ^ Eurostat 2010, p. 77.

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