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Workers stranded after Mississippi barges blown off course
Firefighters were called to rescue three barge workers stranded on the Mississippi River Thursday night ... the barges into shallow waters north of Lock and Dam 25. The barges broke free from ...
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Barge strike at Algiers Lock caused by Mississippi River surge, NTSB says
Surging water from the Mississippi River led to a 2023 barge strike on a gate at Algiers Lock in New Orleans, according to a ...
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Surging Water Led to Barge Striking Lock Gate
Surging water from the Mississippi River led to a 2023 barge strike on a gate at Algiers Lock in New Orleans, the National ...
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How Drought’s Grip on the Mississippi River is Already Costing Farmers
According to Pro Farmer, a lack of rain has led to reduced barge draft and tow sizes along the Mississippi river system, causing delays and groundings near Hickman, Ky., according to USDA’s ...
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How Low Will it Go? Harvest Barge Traffic Slows Due to Low River Levels
South of St. Louis, parts of the Mississippi River are so low from weeks of drought that barge traffic is being limited. “As if agricultural shippers did not have enough supply chain challenges ...
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The Lower Mississippi River’s largest ecosystem restoration project got the federal go-ahead. The next hurdle: funding
A first-of-its-kind project seeking to restore river ecosystems along 39 miles of the Lower Mississippi River has federal ...
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US grain exports threatened by insufficient draft along the Mississippi for barges
As has happened with the mighty Paraná River in the heartland ... now has come the turn of the Mississippi with insufficient draft for the vessels and barges involved in transporting US grains.