Industrial barge flips in Hudson, remains stuck days later

This article originally published at Industrial barge flips in Hudson, remains stuck days later. Firefighters were called to ...

Coast Guard called for sunken barge on Ohio River, crews cleaning up oil spill

(WKBN) — The U.S. Coast Guard’s Marine Safety Unit in Pittsburgh was called Thursday to assess a situation with a sunken ...
NPR Illinois

Drought is shrinking Mississippi River levels — again. That's a big problem for farmers

Farmers rely on the Mississippi River to ship grain and bring them imported fertilizer and other critical inputs. But another ...
Agri-Pulse

Low Miss. River levels to disrupt harvest shipping for fourth straight year

Water levels in parts of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers are expected to soon reach critically low stages in the face of autumn dryness, forcing shippers to light-load harvest-season grain barges for ...
The Vicksburg Post

Low river levels disrupt barge traffic, cruise docking in Vicksburg

In April of this year, the Mississippi River had swelled to a peak of 49 ft., well above the 43 ft. flood level. Low lying areas like the Kings community dealt with flooding issues, Eagle ...
WHIO

Helicopter crashes into Mississippi River barge, killing two

ALTON, Ill. — Two people were killed when a helicopter crashed into a barge in the Mississippi River in Alton, Illinois, north of St. Louis. The helicopter hit transmission lines over the Mississippi ...
AgWeb

The Key to Reversing Low River Levels and Shoring Up Critical Infrastructure

October is a big month for barge transportation on the Mississippi River, but restrictions are in place and the weather ...