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NewsJuly 21, 2015

Man missing after tugboat collides with barges in St. Louis ST. LOUIS -- A man is missing after a tugboat sank in the Mississippi River in St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Fire Department, a tugboat collided with a barge about 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson says the tugboat was pulled underneath nearby barges...

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ST. LOUIS -- A man is missing after a tugboat sank in the Mississippi River in St. Louis.

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According to the St. Louis Fire Department, a tugboat collided with a barge about 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson says the tugboat was pulled underneath nearby barges.

Two crew members on the tugboat were rescued by another tugboat. They were not injured.

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