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CG Holds Mass Rescue Exercise In New Orleans The City of New Orleans, a New Orleans RTA ferry and a Coast Guard helicopter take part in a rescue exercise on the Mississippi River April 26. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

The City of New Orleans, a New Orleans RTA ferry and a Coast Guard helicopter take part in a rescue exercise on the Mississippi River April 26. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

CG Holds Mass Rescue Exercise In New Orleans

May 1, 2023

Coast Guard Sector New Orleans partnered with 30 public and private organizations April 26 to conduct a mass rescue exercise on the Lower Mississippi River in New Orleans. The… Read More

The Incident-Prone City Of Pittsburg Str. City of Pittsburg when new. (Photographer unknown, but possibly Thornton Barrette)

The Incident-Prone City Of Pittsburg

September 13, 2022

In 1898, a group of investors purchased the Anchor Line packet City of New Orleans with the idea of rebuilding it into a superior Upper Ohio River packet. The… Read More

The Towboat Clairton The retired riverboat Clairton in 1973. (Keith Norrington collection)

The Towboat Clairton

February 4, 2019

It is often mentioned in this column that many steamboats utilized engines, boilers and other machinery that had seen service on a previous vessel. This week, we present the… Read More