NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard has closed the Mississippi River between mile markers 115 through 122 after a vessel collided with the Hale Memorial Boggs Bridge on March 15. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report around 1:30 a.m. that the ITV Cooperative Spirit, pushing 29 grain barges downriver, collided with the bridge. No injuries, pollution or damage to the bridge was reported. Of the 29 barges, 26 have been recovered, two sank, and one is still unaccounted for while inspectors search the area. (Source: Coast Guard 03/15/20)
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