On May 21, A cargo vessel loaded with grain that broke loose from its moorings has been secured by the United States Coast Guard.
What happened?
The vessel broke loose around mile marker 117 in the Mississippi River, near Ama, La., in St. Charles Parish.
As of about 8:30 p.m., the cargo vessel was reportedly being held in place by 5 “assist tug vessels,” according to Coast Guard spokesman Petty Officer 3rd Class Travis McGee. By 9:45 p.m., McGee said the vessel had been moved out of the waterway.
No injuries or pollution:
No one was injured, no property was damaged and no pollution was reported due to the loose vessel, McGee said. He noted that the vessel had been moored at ADM Grain Company near Ama.
McGee said the Coast Guard was notified around 7:45 p.m. by the St. Charles Parish Emergency Operations Center that the vessel was loose. He did not have information immediately available on how the vessel had separated from its moorings.
No further information available:
McGee also did not have information immediately available as to what would happen next to the vessel. He noted that a restriction placed on traffic in the waterway near mile marker 117 had been lifted after the cargo vessel was removed.
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Source: NOLA
