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Mississippi River Collision

Mississippi River Collision

The 214 meter long, 44251 dwt cargo vessel Heranger collided with  190 meter long , 43929 dwt bulk carrier Costas L on the Mississippi River near Chalmette, New Orleans, Louisiana. The Heranger was proceeding on the river when it suffered a power blackout.  The cargo vessel went adrift and struck the Costas L with its anchor entangled with the bulk carrier’s mooring line. No reports of injuries or pollution released. Both vessels sustained minor damage and traffic on the river was not impacted.

Mississippi Collision

Mississippi Collision

Flag Gangos 1

The 185 meter long bulk carrier Flag Gangos collided with the tanker barge Web 235 and the 229 meter long tanker Pamisos on the Mississippi River near Gretna, Louisiana.  The Flag Gangos had lost power and steering and struck the Web 235 as it was offloading fuel oil at an oil terminal.  The Web 235 broke free causing some fuel oil to be spilled into the river.  The Pamisos was struck near the stern sustaining some hull damage. The Flag Ganos suffered a large hole in its bow while the  Web 235 sustained hull damage.  No reports of injuries.  The Coast Guard has launched an investigation into the incident.

 

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Barges Strikes Bridge

Barges Strikes Bridge

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A string of barges struck the Martin Luther King Bridge spanning the Mississippi River at St. Louis, Missouri.  The empty barges were headed upstream when they struck a support beam of the MLK bridge causing it to be closed to traffic.   The nearby Eads bridge was also closed to traffic as witnesses reported that the barges had made contact a swell.  One witness stated the impact sounded like an explosion.   An inspection of the bridges found there was no damage except some scrapes to the scaffolding under the rail deck. Traffic was allowed on both bridges a few hours later.

MLK 2

The cause of the allision was under investigation.  Reports state the barges had passed under the bridges at an unusual angle.  A later USCG report stated that debris had jammed the towboat’s rudder resulting in the allision.

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