Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) partially reopened the Sunshine Bridge over the Mississippi River December 1, with one lane open in each direction while repairs continue. The bridge… Read More
Accidents
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently released Marine Accident Briefs stating its findings on several marine incidents involving towboats from the summer of 2017. James H Hunter At about… Read More
This coming December 7, in addition to being Pearl Harbor Day, is the 50th anniversary of one of the worst tragedies in U.S. Coast Guard history—the sinking of the 133-foot… Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard announced November 8 that the agency has opened a formal investigation into the October 12 allision of a barge-mounted crane and the LA 70/Sunshine Bridge over… Read More
The Sunshine Bridge over the Lower Mississippi River, located in St. James Parish, La., between Welcome and Burnside, remained closed to vehicles last week after being struck October 12 by… Read More
Heavy rains in the upper Midwest have soaked crops and swelled rivers, slowing the harvest and halting barge traffic on portions of the Upper Mississippi River. According to precipitation maps… Read More
The Coast Guard responded to a partially submerged vessel on the Upper Mississippi River near Cairo, Ill., October 9. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Ohio Valley received a report at… Read More
A tow that broke apart in transit temporarily closed Melvin Price Locks and Dam, just above St. Louis, Mo., on October 2. At about 4:30 a.m., the mv. John D. Read More
On September 12, Vicksburg, Miss.-based Big River Shipbuilding Inc.’s salvage and marine fire fighting unit was called to Mile 673 on the Lower Mississippi River near West Helena, Ark., to… Read More
The Upper Mississippi River was temporarily closed at Lock and Dam 25 after a 12-barge tow broke up while transiting the lock at 2:15 a.m. September 26. According to Corps… Read More
