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 continues response to barge breakaway on Mississippi River
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard continues to respond to an allision resulting in a barge breakaway on the Mississippi River near Thebes, Illinois, Wednesday.
An Incident Command Post has been established at Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Paducah. Lt. Cmdr. Heather Stratton is the Incident Commander.
Initially the river was closed from mile marker 44 to mile marker 30 on the Mississippi River. The Mississippi...
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 reopens portion of Mississippi River after bridge allision
THEBES, Ill. – The Coast Guard reopened a portion of the Mississippi River, Thursday, after an uninspected towing vessel allided with a bridge.
The Coast Guard reopened the Mississippi River at 5:54 p.m., from mile marker 43, near Thebes, to mile marker 0, near Cairo.
Watchstanders with Coast Guard Sector Ohio Valley received a report at 10:04 p.m., Wednesday, that the uninspected towing vessel,...
