A 570-foot barge that went aground in the surf off of Virginia Beach is still stuck there.

Salvage crews had planned to try to tow the barge with three powerful tugs at high tide Monday evening, but they were only able to get lines up on two of the tugs. Weather permitting, they plan to try to move the barge at high tide Tuesday evening.

The barge ran aground during a powerful storm Friday. Spokesman Mark Miller of Crowley Maritime Corp. of Jacksonville, Florida said the barge was en route from Puerto Rico to a southern New Jersey port when the barge broke from its tow line.

While many cargo containers are empty, Miller said medical equipment, tankers of rum and other cargo remain secure onboard.

The Coast Guard said the barge has not leaked.

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