An unnamed tug allided with the Taylor-Southgate Bridge on the Ohio River near Cincinnati, Ohio. Reports state the bridge was closed to traffic for 90 minutes while the Coast Guard did an inspection. The bridge was later reopened. No reports on damage to the tugboat, but no one was injured in the incident.
The 120 foot long towboat Yvonne Conway was proceeding downstream on the Ohio River with 12 empty barges when one of the barges struck the pier of the northbound bridge located between Henderson, Kentucky and Evansville, Indiana. The impact caused 7 of the barges to break free, but later recovered. Traffic on the bridge was stopped for several hours until an inspection team inspected the bridge for damage. An investigation into the incident is being conducted by the Coast Guard.
Two empty barges being towed down the Ohio River near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania broke free from its tug and struck a moored third barge causing it to go adrift. The moored barge was loaded with a cargo lubricating oil floated down the river until it went aground on a sandbar just before the West End Bridge. It is listing to starboard, but not taking on water. The two empty barges were picked up by a tug. Another barge may have been struck which had in its hold a cargo of anhydrous ammonia, a chemical used in agriculture and refrigeration. Reports state there was no visible damage and no signs of oil has leaked out. The Coast Guard is conducting an investigation into how the barges broke free and checking for any releases of pollution. No on was injured in the incident.
