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Shanon E. Settoon

Shanon E. Settoon

The 47 foot long tugboat Shanon E. Settoon pushing a 154 foot oil barge allided with a pipline in Bayou Perot near New Orleans, Louisiana.  The tug and barge had veered out of the navigation lane into shallow water and struck the liquified gas pipeline resulting in an explosion and fire.  The barge’s 2,200 barrels of crude oil caught fire. The four men on board the Shanon E. Settoon were able to safely rescued.   All four men were taken to a local hospital where one crewman was treated for burns while another another treated for head trauma.  The Coast Guard responded to the scene placing containment booms around the vessels.   Officials shut off the pipeline and allowed some time to the fire to burn out.  A Coast Guard investigation into the incident has been launched.

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Coal Barge Aground

Coal Barge Aground

Francis J Blank
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A coal barge went aground on the Monongahela River near Brownsville, Pennsylvania pushed by the towboat Francis J. Blank.   The Francis J. Blank was proceeding down river with three barges when one struck bottom and began to leak.  The towboat pushed the leaking barge onto the river bank to prevent it from it sinking.  River traffic was halted while another barge was brought to the scene to lighter the coal.  No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released.

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Mississippi River Oil Spill

Mississippi River Oil Spill

Two barges pushed by the 90 foot long tugboat Nature’s Way Endeavor struck a railway bridge over the Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Mississippi.   One barge suffered slight damage, but the other had its hull ripped open above the waterline.   One of eight tanks each holding 80,000 gallons of light crude oil was punctured and leaked oil into the river.   The amount of oil released was unknown.  A containment boom was place across part of the river downstream from the barge.  Skimmers have been deployed to clean up oily water from the river.   No reports of damage to the railroad bridge and traffic was allowed to resume a short time later.  No reports of injuries.  The Coast Guard has launched an investigation into the incident.

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