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Mississippi River Reopened to Vessels After Oil Removed
2013-02-04 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The Coast Guard has reopened the Mississippi River to vessel traffic in both directions after finishing the cleanup of thousands of gallons of oil from a leaking barge. Officials said in a news release Saturday that the safety zone has been reduced to one mile on either side of the two barges that collided with a railroad bridge near Vicksburg last Sunday, causing a leak from one barge. Vessels are not permitted to pass or overtake other vessels within the zone. The news release said the light...
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