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25 Aug 2006

Three Groundings Cause Closure of Mississippi River

Investigators are working to determine the cause of three separate accidents that occurred along the river on Thursday. The 140-ft. towboat Capt. Russell Simpson ran aground at about 40 miles south of Helena, Ark., at mile marker 626.1. The towboat was pushing 25 barges of dry cargo at the time of the accident. The river wa closed between mile marker 623.1 and 628. The 200-ft. towboat Robert A. Kyle ran aground on Thursday, about 15 miles north of Rosedale, Miss., at mile marker 595.5. The towboat was pushing 32 barges at the time of the grounding. The river was closed between mile marker 595.9 and 594.4 at Victoria Bend. The 128-ft. towboat Noble C. Parsonage ran aground about 180 miles south of Angola, La., at mile marker 265.5.

28 Aug 2006

USCG Investigates Towboat Groundings

The U.S. Coast Guard investigated three separate towboat-related groundings on the lower Mississippi River yesterday that prompted the closure of parts of the river. One of them occured near Helena-West Helena, Arkansas. The first occured about 180 miles south of Angola, Louisiana. At 6:30 a.m., another towboat ran aground about 15 miles north of Rosedale, Mississippi. The third accident happened about 3:15 p.m. when the 140-ft. towboat 'Captain Russell Simpson,' pushing 25 barges of dry cargo, ran aground about 40 miles south of Helena-West Helena, at mile-marker 626.1 The river was closed between mile-marker 623.1 and 628. No injuries or pollution were reported in the accidents. The Coast Guard said that investigators have not determined the cause of the accidents.