Coast Guard, NTSB investigating Bayou Ramos Bridge damage

Coast Guard, NTSB investigating Bayou Ramos Bridge damage
The Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board marine casualty investigators are investigating a barge allision with the Bayou Ramos Bridge near Morgan City and Amelia, Louisiana, on Highway 182.  (Courtesy of Cajun Drone Photography, Jim Pierce JR FAA 107 Certified Pilot) NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) marine casualty investigators are investigating...

Coast Guard responds to barge collision in Gig Harbor, WA

Coast Guard responds to barge collision in Gig Harbor, WA
SEATTLE — Coast Guard members from Sector Puget Sound responded Monday to a barge allision with private docks and homes near Gig Harbor, Washington. Watchstanders at Sector Puget Sound received notification from Pierce County dispatch that an unmanned gravel barge, under tow by the towing vessel Island Chief, had allided with several privately-owned docks and residences. Initial findings indicate...

Coast Guard closes Mississippi River after bridge allision

Coast Guard closes Mississippi River after bridge allision
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard has closed the Mississippi River between mile markers 115 and 122 after a vessel allided with the Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge, Sunday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report at approximately 1:30 a.m. that the ITV Cooperative Spirit, pushing 29 grain barges downriver, allided with the bridge. No injuries, pollution or damage to the bridge was...

Coast Guard continues to respond to tug and barge accident on the Ohio River

Coast Guard continues to respond to tug and barge accident on the Ohio River
The Coast Guard, the Army Corps of Engineers and Tennessee Valley Towing Company, the responsible party, continue their response to a tug and barge accident on the Ohio River in Louisville, Kentucky. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy of Coast Guard Sector Ohio Valley/Released) LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Coast Guard, the Army Corps of Engineers and Tennessee Valley Towing Company, the responsible party, are continuing...

Coast Guard oversees recovery of sunken barge after allision

Coast Guard oversees recovery of sunken barge after allision
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard continues to respond to an allision resulting in a multiple barge breakaway and two sunken barges on the Mississippi River near Thebes, Illinois, Saturday. Salvage operations for the barge resting against the Thebes Railroad Bridge began Saturday morning. The barge was recovered Saturday afternoon and moved outside the channel. A salvage plan is being reviewed for...

Coast Guard response to barge breakaway on Mississippi River continues

Coast Guard response to barge breakaway on Mississippi River continues
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard continues to respond to an allision resulting in a multiple barge breakaway and two sunken barges on the Mississippi River near Thebes, Illinois. The Captain of the Port Ohio Valley is allowing towing vessels, with reduced tow sizes, to transit the safety zone during daylight hours via one-way traffic, after they coordinate the transit with Coast Guard Marine Safety...

Coast Guard responding to barge breakaway after allision on Mississippi River

Coast Guard responding to barge breakaway after allision on Mississippi River
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard is responding to an allision and barge breakaway on the Mississippi River at mile marker 43.7 near Thebes, Illinois, Wednesday. The Coast Guard has closed the Mississippi River from mile marker 30 to mile marker 44 after the tow vessel Michael G. Morris allided with the Thebes Railroad Bridge at mile marker 43.7, causing the 30 barges it was pushing to breakaway. One...

Coast Guard continues response to barge allision with Natchez-Vidalia U.S. 84 Bridge

Coast Guard continues response to barge allision with Natchez-Vidalia U.S. 84 Bridge
NATCHEZ, Miss. – The Coast Guard is continuing to work with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency, and Magnolia Marine involved in the barge allision that took place at the Natchez-Vidalia U.S. 84 Bridge, near Natchez, Thursday. Initial assessments of the damaged barge have indicated that two voids were breached in the incident, downgrading the maximum potential clarified oil discharged to...

Coast Guard responds to another bridge allision near Vicksburg

Coast Guard responds to another bridge allision near Vicksburg
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard responded to a barge allision at mile marker 435.8 on the Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Mississippi, Thursday. The towing vessel Thomas Kay allided with the Vicksburg Railroad Bridge Thursday afternoon. One ethanol barge has sustained damage from the Allison.  The other eighteen dry cargo barges reported no damage. The Captain of the Port has issued a waterway...