kentucky. it s kind of like a hub for the marine industry so all of the barges, tow boats, they are here. but barges aren t all you ll find on this river. one of the safety concerns is actually the flying carp which sounds crazy to a lot of people but they really do fly out of the water at high speeds and they get rather big. the carp gather in the warm shallow areas near the shore so when a boat comes by, they jump out the water. it s like a defense mechanism. it s the sound of the engine that s bothering them. that s one more concern that we have when we re doing a clean up. what we do is go ahead and run a boat without volunteers in it. run it up and spook them out of there. there we go. see that. he was in. he was out. that s how they do it around there. in and out. there they go. don t we scared. we re all right. we got one. they love flopping around. you don t even need a net.
it s a hub for the marine industry, so all the barges, tow boats are here. but barges aren t all he ll find on this river. one of the safety concern the is the flying carp which sounds crazy to a lot of people, but they really do fly out of the water at high speeds, and they get rather big. the carp gather in the warm, shallow areas near the shore, so when the boat comes by. they jump out of the water like a defense mechanism. it s the sound of the engine bothering them. it s one more concern that we have in the cleanup. in this river we go ahead and run a boat without anything on it. run it up, spook them out of there. ha! see that, he was in and out. there they go. don t be scared. we re all right. there we go. we got one. they love flopping around. [ screaming ] you don t even need a net. it sounds fun, but they can be like a missile.
takes about ten hours to get to by barge. to save fuel, chad s crew often catches a ride. we ll hop rides with other tow boats in the shipping industry. we re kind of like a hitchhiker with a huge backpack. and it s free, so boom. northbound, interstate 80. today the barge is using its own power to head up to port byron, illinois for a unique event, it s tug fest, tug-of-war over the mississippi. it s iowa, illinois, one rope t that goes across the river, and each state pulling on it. one, two go, go, go! it sounds crazy, but it s real. the rope is like a mile long, and it s really cool. i love the event. it s a small town, right on the river. and people are having a great time. today illinois wins.
but even the exact date could be a factor in determining who would replace hugo chavez. jon. jon: steve harrigan in south florida. thank you, steve. the oil rig that ran aground in alaska dragged its tow boats 10 miles toward a rocky shore in less than an hour. that s the word from coast guard officials. the rig is carrying more than 140,000 gallons of fuel and is sitting in a fragile ocean ecosystem. but officials say there are no signs of leaks so far and the fuel is well protected. still, it s not the first time shell has had issues trying to drill in the difficult artic waters. green peace called the company incompetent test and critics are calling on the feds to shut down the whole operation. anna coinman live in our new york city newsroom now. weather causing problems still. certainly. tells assessment teams are now looking into information gathered during a flyover evaluation conducted before sundown following near hurricane strength conditions 30 mile-per-hour winds and 6 t
aground in the gulf of alaska so it has been check for damage leaded with 150 gallons of diesel and 12,000 gallons of oil and officials say so far no leaks. we are following the live from our news room. are the high seas and strong winds the major problem? reporter: the command center handling the situation says that a flyover evaluation will be done and teams could be in the air dealing with 6 to 12 waves. when the weather cooperates, marine experts will board the rig to take photographs and video to come up with a salvage plan. right now the drilling rig appears to be stable but there are concerns the ship could leak diesel and oil. tow boats pulled the rig to seattle for maintenance and severe weather forced crews to lead it to an area that would cause the least amount of