A tow of six barges pushed by the mv. Dale Artigue struck a yacht club on the Ohio River, tearing loose several pleasure boats—and the club’s floating restaurant, which… Read More
Author: David Murray
Bonneville Lock and Dam on the Columbia River reopened on the evening of September 27 after having been closed since September 8. The Corps of Engineers had originally predicted… Read More
Four months after a barge strike at a dam closed the upper reaches of the McClellan-Kerr River Navigation System to navigation, the system reopened on September 30. The… Read More
High water has delayed the reopening of Starved Rock and Marseilles locks on the Illinois Waterway. The temporary closures began September 20 and were expected to last until… Read More
Barge breakaways, hiring practices and maintenance and cure payments under maritime law were among the topics presented in detail at a September 27 maritime law seminar held in St. Read More
A couple of short weeks ago, the Rock Island Engineer District was struggling to perform dredging to clear riverbends and shoals from the huge deposits of silt left… Read More
Now that river levels are dropping, the heavy load of silt dropped by this spring’s flooding is causing groundings up and down the length of the Mississippi River. On September… Read More
A recently formed company is rolling out a multi-patented, innovative new system for deploying boom around oil spills that promises a much quicker reaction time, with substantial savings possible… Read More
Illustration from the patent application for the mesh filter that is designed to block sand boils. Two researchers with the Corps of Engineers have been granted a patent… Read More
The Coast Guard said it closed a portion of the Houston Ship Channel on September 12 due to Greenpeace protestors near Baytown, Texas. The protestors suspended themselves from a… Read More
