Body of Missing Man Recovered From Sunken Towing Vessel Misty Dawn
BARBOURSVILLE, W. Va. — The U.S. Coast Guard and St. Albons Police Department divers recovered the body of Greg Smith of Catlettsburg, Ky., in the pilothouse of the Misty Dawn, Monday.
Coast Guard searching for missing person on Kanawha River
BARBOURSVILLE, W. Va. —The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a missing person on the Kanawha River after a 67-foot towing vessel sank Monday at approximately 2 a.m near Winfield, W. Va.
Coast Guard responds to oil spill on Big Sandy River
BARBOURSVILLE, W. Va. – The U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Huntington is investigating and responding to the sinking of a towing vessel and oil spill at mile marker seven in the Big Sandy River, Thursday.
Coast Guard investigating death of mariner on Ohio River
BARBOURSVILLE, W. Va. – U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Huntington is investigating the early morning fatality of a deckhand on-board a Marathon towing vessel, Tuesday.
Coast Guard reopens Ohio River
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (D8 Public Affairs) – The Coast Guard reopened a section of the Ohio River from mile marker 306.5 to 307.5 this afternoon that had previously been closed due to downed power lines.
The section of river was closed yesterday, after a barge-mounted crane reportedly struck high tension power lines, causing them to collapse and fall across the river.
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Coast Guard Closes Section of Ohio River After Crane Struck Power Lines
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Coast Guard closed a section of the Ohio River from mile marker 306.5 to 307.5 at approximately 3 p.m., today after a barge-mounted crane struck high tension power lines, causing them to be collapse.
The section of closed river is anticipated to be reopened tomorrow morning or as soon as the power lines are removed and repaired and the waterway is deemed safe for vessel...
