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February 19, 2021 By Waterways Journal
The Coast Guard’s buoy tender fleet is responsible for maintaining more than 28,200 marine aids throughout 12,000 miles of inland waterways, through which 630 million tons of cargo move annually. The current inland tender fleet consists of 35 tenders that support the service’s aids to navigation (ATON) mission in federal inland waterways. Half of these (17) belong to the Eighth Coast Guard District. A buoy tender is stationed in Dubuque, Iowa; Keokuk, Iowa; Peoria, Ill.; and two in St. Louis, Mo. (one of which, the Sangamon, will be shifted from Omaha, Neb., back to St. Louis this summer, according to the Coast Guard).
January 29, 2021 By Shelley Byrne
At least seven vessels have grounded in the Mississippi River between Memphis, Tenn., and Cape Girardeau, Mo., since January 22 after a period of extreme low water.
“I think it was a little bit of a perfect storm,” said Randall Chamness, chairman of the Lower Mississippi River Committee.
Chamness reported five groundings initially from January 22-24. Of those, three were on the Lower Mississippi at miles 813, 816 and 926, and the other two were on the Upper Mississippi at the 23 and 46 mile points. No one was hurt, and no sinkings or major damage took place, but three of the five resulted in barges going adrift, Chamness said.