Loose barge carrying toxic alcohol compound partially submerged at McAlpine Dam in Louisville: Officials
A set of locks for an Ohio River dam in Kentucky is closed due to a "navigational incident" after 10 barges were released from a tugboat. A set of locks for an Ohio River dam in Kentucky is closed due to a "navigational incident" after 10 barges were released from a tugboat, including one barge carrying 1,400 tons of a toxic alcohol compound, officials said. The incident occurred at roughly 2 a.m. Tuesday, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Of 11 total barges, 10 became loose from a tugboat; three barges became pinned to the dam, and one additional barge was pinned against a pier, the agency said. The Army Corp of Engineers said it recovered the barge pinned against the pier by noon Tuesday. It wrote in a statement that the remaining six barge s were recovered, adding that the dam's locks will remain closed until the " barge s on the dam are stabilized." Several barges were loose on the Ohio River in Louisville, Ky., March 28, 2023. Kentuc...