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Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Swollen Rivers Raging Towards Industrial South
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Swollen Rivers Raging Towards Industrial South

By Brian K. Sullivan (Bloomberg) — Brace yourself, U.S. South. The Mississippi River is coming, and so are the Arkansas, the Red, the Ohio and the

December 30, 2015
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Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Severe Weather Closes Section of Mississippi River Near St. Louis
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Severe Weather Closes Section of Mississippi River Near St. Louis

By Jeff Wilson and Megan Durisin (Bloomberg) — Floods after heavy rain shut 5 miles of the Mississippi River, the biggest U.S. inland shipping channel,

December 29, 2015
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Sunday, September 6, 2015
Barge Shipping Resumes on Mississippi River After Slurry Oil Spill
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Barge Shipping Resumes on Mississippi River After Slurry Oil Spill

Sept 5 (Reuters) – Barge shipping traffic on the Mississippi River resumed on Saturday after the U.S. Coast Guard reopened a stretch of the river that

September 6, 2015
Total Views: 11

Friday, September 4, 2015
Slurry Oil Spill on Mississippi River Could Be 250,000 Gallons
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Slurry Oil Spill on Mississippi River Could Be 250,000 Gallons

The U.S. Coast Guard says that up to 250,000 gallons of clarified slurry oil could have spilled following a towboat collision on the Mississippi River near

September 4, 2015
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Monday, July 20, 2015
One Missing After Towing Vessel Sinks in Upper Mississippi River
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One Missing After Towing Vessel Sinks in Upper Mississippi River

The U.S. Coast Guard and local emergency responders searched Monday for missing person and capsized towing vessel on the Upper Mississippi River near St.

July 20, 2015
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Thursday, September 25, 2014
Record Harvest Seen Pushing U.S. River Transportation System to Near Breaking Point
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Record Harvest Seen Pushing U.S. River Transportation System to Near Breaking Point

With a record U.S. harvest just coming in, the river transportation system that is at the heart of the nation's farm economy is overstrained by rising demand

September 25, 2014
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Thursday, September 18, 2014
Pilot Unfamiliarity Caused Fatal 2013 ‘Megan McB’ Sinking on Mississippi -NTSB
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Pilot Unfamiliarity Caused Fatal 2013 ‘Megan McB’ Sinking on Mississippi -NTSB

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has released a Marine Accident Brief into the fatal 2013 sinking of the MV Megan McB towing vessel on the

September 18, 2014
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Towboat Sinks in Upper Mississippi River
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Towboat Sinks in Upper Mississippi River

The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to the reported sinking of a towing vessel early Thursday morning in the upper Mississippi River near Chester, Illinois,

September 18, 2014
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Saturday, September 6, 2014
Mysterious ‘Haze’ Closes Portion of Mississippi River
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Mysterious ‘Haze’ Closes Portion of Mississippi River

A 10-mile stretch of the Lower Mississippi River was closed Friday due a mysterious white haze, the U.S. Coast Guard

September 6, 2014
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Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Flag Gangos bulk carrier
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Bulk Carrier Flag Gangos Involved in Three Vessel Allision on the Mississippi

After losing power and steering on the Mississippi River late Tuesday evening, the Maltese-flagged bulk carrier Flag Gangos allided with the 105,000 ton

August 13, 2014
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Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Mississippi River Traffic May Reopen Friday After Barge Hits Iowa Bridge
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Mississippi River Traffic May Reopen Friday After Barge Hits Iowa Bridge

By Michael Hirtzer April 9 (Reuters) – Mississippi River barge traffic could reopen Friday at the earliest, government officials said on Wednesday, a day

April 9, 2014
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Monday, February 24, 2014
Unified Command: Weekend Collision Spilled 31,500 Gallons of Light Crude Into Mississippi River
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Unified Command: Weekend Collision Spilled 31,500 Gallons of Light Crude Into Mississippi River

An update Monday from the Unified Command set up in response incident now calculates that approximately 31,500 gallons of light crude oil was discharged into

February 24, 2014
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Sunday, February 23, 2014
Barge Collision Spills Oil Into Lower Mississippi River
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Barge Collision Spills Oil Into Lower Mississippi River

The U.S. Coast Guard responded Saturday to a report of an oil spill in the lower Mississippi River after two vessels collided near Bacherie,

February 23, 2014
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Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Rock Removal to Disrupt Shipping On Mississippi River
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Rock Removal to Disrupt Shipping On Mississippi River

Shipping will be disrupted on a stretch of the Mississippi River as workers remove rocks "over the next few months," the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

December 10, 2013
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Monday, December 9, 2013
Sunken Towboat Lifted in Mississippi River [PHOTOS]
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Sunken Towboat Lifted in Mississippi River [PHOTOS]

The sunken Stephen L. Colby has been lifted from the bed of the Mississippi River more than two weeks after the towboat struck a submerged object and sank

December 9, 2013
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Monday, December 2, 2013
Stephen L. Colby Response Switches Gears on Mississippi River – Salvage Update
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Stephen L. Colby Response Switches Gears on Mississippi River – Salvage Update

A Unified Command set up in response to the Stephen L. Colby towboat sinking and oil spill on the Mississippi River has shifted its operations from lightering

December 2, 2013
Total Views: 32

Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Upper Mississippi River Reopens After Spill
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Upper Mississippi River Reopens After Spill

The Coast Guard captain of the port has reopened a section of the upper Mississippi near LeClaire, Iowa that had been closed for over 24 hours due to a sunken

November 27, 2013
Total Views: 28

Tuesday, November 26, 2013
USCG Responding to Sunken Towboat, Oil Discharge on Upper Mississippi River – UDPATE
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USCG Responding to Sunken Towboat, Oil Discharge on Upper Mississippi River – UDPATE

The U.S. Coast Guard and emergency crews responded Monday night to a sunken towboat and oil discharge on the Upper Mississippi River near LeClaire,

November 26, 2013
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Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Rising Mississippi River To Halt Barge Shipping Again
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Rising Mississippi River To Halt Barge Shipping Again

Rising water on the Mississippi River will force the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to close numerous locks on the major shipping waterway for the second time

June 25, 2013
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Thursday, June 6, 2013
Mississippi River Reopens as Floods Recede
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Mississippi River Reopens as Floods Recede

The Mississippi River was reopened on Thursday along a five-mile stretch near St. Louis as waters receded after one of the worst floods on record halted barge

June 6, 2013
Total Views: 12
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