A large fishing boat lost power and hit the Middle Thorofare Bridge on Friday night, causing it to close to all traffic overnight into Saturday morning, according to Lower Township police.
A commercial fishing boat lost power on Friday, Aug. 30 and crashed into the bridge, the Lower Township Police Department chief told NBC10. The boat is 80 to 100 feet in length.
The boat was towed from the area, and officials waited until Saturday morning for engineers to inspect the bridge before reopening it.
No injuries were reported, police said.
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The Middle Thorofare Bridge connects Diamond Beach to Cape May and was closed on Aug. 18 due to a motor failure.
The bridge was reopened just three days later, on Aug. 21.
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