Chemical Tanker Bow Lion Collision; Mile Marker 144, Mississippi River, LA

Mile Marker 144, Mississippi River, LA | 2003-Apr-25

Initial Notification: Chemical Tanker M/V Bow Lion collides with a tow boat causing a 75 foot by 1 foot gash to the starboard side 3 feet above the water line. Chemicals were monitored to make sure they did not hit water supplies, let the chemicals evaporate and dissolve in the water.