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Ohio River near Pittsburgh reopens to maritime traffic after sunken barge is found
8 months, 1 week ago

Ohio River near Pittsburgh reopens to maritime traffic after sunken barge is found

Associated Press  

The U.S. Coast Guard reopened the Ohio River in Pittsburgh to maritime traffic on Tuesday, nearly four days after 26 barges broke loose and floated away during weekend flooding. The Coast Guard had barred vessels from a stretch of river north of the city after dozens of barges got loose from their moorings late Friday, striking a bridge and smashing …

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Ohio River near Pittsburgh is closed as crews search for missing barge, one of 26 that broke loose
8 months, 1 week ago

Ohio River near Pittsburgh is closed as crews search for missing barge, one of 26 that broke loose

Associated Press  

A stretch of the Ohio River near Pittsburgh remained closed to maritime traffic on Monday as crews equipped with sonar looked for a barge believed to have sunk over the weekend — one of more than two dozen barges that broke loose and floated down the rain-swollen river. The U.S. Coast Guard launched an investigation into how 26 river barges …

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Posts misuse Ohio River map to distort contamination area
54 years, 11 months ago

Posts misuse Ohio River map to distort contamination area

Associated Press  

CLAIM: Everyone living in the Ohio River basin, as shown in the yellow area of a map, should be concerned about the safety of their drinking water after the derailment of a train in East Palestine, Ohio, contaminated the river. One widely shared post claimed the contamination of the river was “extremely” concerning “to anyone living in or near the …

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Buttigieg goes to Ohio River port to discuss grant for pier
2 years, 8 months ago

Buttigieg goes to Ohio River port to discuss grant for pier

Associated Press  

— A $1.6 million federal grant will pay for the construction of a new southern Indiana pier on the Ohio River to be used for unloading of pig iron for a foundry, officials said Wednesday. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg went to Tell City to discuss the grant and tour the Ohio River port with Indiana Department of Transportation Director …

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Man dies trying to save woman who jumped into freezing Ohio river
2 years, 11 months ago

Man dies trying to save woman who jumped into freezing Ohio river

The Independent  

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