BARGE [SEP] inception
first BARGE was an informal gathering of a small number of participants of the rec.gambling newsgroup in Las Vegas in 1991 during SIGGRAPH, a computer graphics convention. The next year, many of the same players got together and had a poker tournament at The Mirage. The poker tournament was No Limit Hold'em (as it still is, while additional poker tournaments have been added), and nine players participated. Since then, BARGE has been held at various Las Vegas locations (see below for a list). Attendance has grown steadily
the tow steamer "Samuel Mitchell" at Houghton Point, Lake Superior on May 18 1908 in fog.
- "Dunaj 2" barge sank after hitting a mine in the Sea of Azov on 29 Sep 1943.
- "YC21" barge sank in a storm on 15 November 1968.
- "Allegheny" barge was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean east south east of the Metopkin Inlet, Virginia () by U-boat . All three crew were rescued by ().
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