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Smaller of two barges from Biloxi Grand Hotel aground across Highway 90

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Smaller of two barges from Biloxi Grand Hotel aground across Highway 90.Damage to historic Tivoli Hotel is visible just to the right of the barge.A smaller apartment building next to the hotel was completely destroyed by thebarge. Fifteen people sought shelter there, nine of them perished in the storm.

Photographer

Lieut. Commander Mark Moran

Display Date

2005 September 11

Location

Mississippi, Biloxi

Collection

Weather Service
Meteorological Monsters
Hurricane Katrina

NOAA Affiliation

NOAA Corps

Keywords

Monsters
Hurricane Katrina