Boat hit rock dike to cause barges to come free
Thursday, April 11, 2013
The pushboat Sheila Johnson hit a rock dike "outside of the normal channel" north of Cape Girardeau on March 24, causing three barges carrying coal to partially sink, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
Subscribe below or log in with your password here.
For more than 115 years, the Southeast Missourian has written the first draft of local history. We have aspired to enrich, entertain, educate and inform. Our core values have remained firm: truth, service, quality, integrity and community. Support our mission.
Join today
Note: Special discounts available to new subscribers only. Print subscriptions may include up to 13 Premium Issues per year, which include special magazines. For each Premium Issue, your account balance will be charged an additional fee in the billing period when the section publishes. This will result in shortening the length of your billing period.