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Grounded Barges; Grand Tower, Illinois · NOAAORR-8748

issued: 2014-04-15 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2014-04-29 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2014-04-29 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
position: 37.680, -89.513
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

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Grounded Barges; Grand Tower, Illinois.
Grand Tower, Illinois.
1. On April 15, 2014, the MSU Paducah (USCG) contacted NOAA ERD regarding 2 oil barges aground on the upper Mississippi River (Mile Marker 83.5) near Grand Tower, Illinois. The barges grounded on April 9, and the barges are not currently leaking, but dropping water levels have increased the stress on the barges, and the USCG is requesting support for this potential incident. Each barge is laden with 15,000 bbls of low API (non-floating) oil.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: LAPIO. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 37.680N 089.513W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8748: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8748

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