On Mar 16, 3:05*pm, Jack Linthicum
wrote:

The ones I saw on the Neckar had substantial freeboard:http://www.freefoto.com/images/2026/...and-Barges--Ri...


Yes, when empty. I've watched many a barge in the Seine and Rhine
rivers and when loaded the deck is almost awash! So depending on what
was put in them, freeboard may or may not have been a problem. One
assumes a moderately intelligent planner at the time would have taken
that into account.

Cheers,

Kirk