Coast Guard reopens portion of river after cargo boat collapses Kentucky bridge

Fox News

Date: 1/29/2012 2:19:54 AM

The US Coast Guard on Saturday reopened a portion of the Tennessee River after a cargo boat struck and collapsed a section of a Kentucky bridge at the western entrance to Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. A news release from the Coast ...See all stories on this topic…

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Boat Carrying Atlas Rocket Crashes Into Bridge

Space.com

Date: 1/28/2012 4:55:39 PM

The 312-foot (95-meter) cargo ship Delta Mariner smashed into a bridge over the Tennessee River in southwest Kentucky at 9:15 pm EST Thursday (0215 GMT Friday), causing a portion of the span to collapse. Though several cars were crossing the bridge at ...See all stories on this topic…

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TVA halts Chattanooga barge traffic as it spills dam water

Knoxville News Sentinel

Date: 1/28/2012 4:55:39 PM

By Ed Marcum The Tennessee River in the Chattanooga area will be closed to barge traffic for several days because of swift currents from recent rains, TVA spokesman Travis Brickey said Friday. TVA is spilling water at all nine of its Tennessee River ...See all stories on this topic…

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Ky. to review how to restore bridge struck by boat

Atlanta Journal Constitution

Date: 1/28/2012 7:44:51 AM

The Delta Mariner was traveling on the Tennessee River on its typical route on its way from Decatur, Ala., to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida when it was unable to pass under shorter spans of the bridge and collided with the structure.See all stories on this topic »Atlanta Journal…

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Flooding risk halts barge shipments on Tennessee River

Chattanooga Times Free Press

Date: 1/28/2012 7:44:51 AM

TVA is releasing water from Chickamauga Dam, which is raising the level of the Tennessee River. The Tennessee River will be a no-shipping zone this weekend as TVA draws down its rain-swollen reservoirs to prevent future flooding.See all stories on this topic »Chattanooga Times Free…

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