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Grounded Barges; Grand Tower, Illinois

Grand Tower, Illinois | 2014-Apr-15

Initial Notification: On April 15, 2014, the MSU Paducah (USCG) contacted NOAA ERD regarding 2 oil barges aground on the upper Mississippi River (Mile Marker 83.5) near Grand Tower, Illinois. The barges grounded on April 9, and the barges are not currently leaking, but dropping water levels have increased the stress on the barges, and the USCG is requesting support for this potential incident. Each barge is laden with 15,000 bbls of low API (non-floating) oil.

Incident Details
Primary threat:Oil
Tags:Grounding
Products of concern:LAPIO
Latitude (approximate): 37° 40.78′ North
Longitude (approximate): 89° 30.77′ West