The LST-325 went aground on the Cumberland River near the Lake Barkely Lock, Kentucky. The former World War II tank landing craft was headed to its home port of Evensville, Indiana from Nashville, Tennesee with 42 crew on board when it travelled outside the navigation channel going aground.  No reports of injuries or damage reported.   The Coast Guard arrived on scene and will evaluate the refloating of the vessel.   The LST-325 was deployed on Omaha Beach during the D-Day invasion at Normandy, France.

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