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.

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