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Bridge allision on Mississippi
The US Coast Guard has closed the Mississippi River between mile markers 115 and 122 after the 'Cooperative Spirit' allided with the Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge on March 15, 2020. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report at approximately 1:30 a.m. that the tug, pushing 29 grain barges downriver, allided with the bridge. No injuries, pollution or damage to the bridge was reported. Of the 29 barges, 26 have been recovered, two have sunk, and one is still unaccounted for while inspectors search the area. The cause of the allision was under investigation.
Search for miissing crew members after tug collision
The tugs 'RC Creppel' and 'Cooperative Spirit' were in collision on the Mississippi River at mile marker 123, near Luling, Louisiana, on Jan 26, 2020. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report at 5:37 a.m. that the vessels had collided and that four members of the 'RC Creppel' were missing. The 'Cooperative Spirit' was transiting up bound on the river when it entered a barge fleeting area and allided with barges before colliding with the 'RC Creppel', which subsequently sank with barges breaking away. The Coast Guard launched a 29-foot boat crew from Coast Guard Station New Orleans and an MH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter air crew from Air Station New Orleans. One of the people in the water was recovered from a Good Samaritan. The search for the other three was ongoing. The 'RC Creppel' was pushing two barges carrying sulfuric acid. One of these barges was damaged in the incident and released an unknown amount of vapor into the air. The source of the release was secured. A safety zone from mile marker 121 to 123 has been issued and traffic was closed to vessels in that area. The Center of Toxicology and Environmental Health has been contracted for air monitoring. Involved in the response were the Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans, the Coast Guard Station New Orleans, the Port of South Louisiana, the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office amd the St. Charles Parish Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Center.
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