'Barge Chilling Park': Vancouverites posting online reviews of the grounded barge on Sunset Beach

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The wayward barge that has been stranded on Vancouver's Sunset Beach since mid-November's historic storm is earning rave reviews online.

Most of the reviews are clearly jokes. One TripAdvisor user claims the barge cured their Crohn's Disease. Another rates the barge one out of five, complaining that they waited 20 minutes without anyone coming to take their order.

Other posts seem like they might be sincere reviews of the barge as an impromptu attraction or inadvertent public art display. "Much more than we could have ever asked for, just stunning," one user writes. "We visited the Barge the other evening and regret not doing so sooner. The whole experience was beyond majestic, you walk around the seawall corner, and boom, there she is in her full glory."Since it ran aground, the barge has quickly become a part of Vancouver lore, inspiring memes and parody social media accounts and attracting onlookers daily.

Sentry Marine, which owns the stranded vessel, sent a tugboat to remove it the day after the storm. The tug was

 

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