On Sunday night, a tanker collided with a towboat’s tow on the Mississippi near New Orleans, sinking one barge and setting half a dozen adrift in the river.
At about 1630 hours Friday, the towboat Ginny Rose got under way from a fleeting area near St. Rose, Louisiana, headed downbound with a barge tow (based on AIS data provided by Pole Star). River conditions at the time were elevated and “challenging,” according to the Coast Guard.
At about 1830, as Ginny Rose neared the Avondale Bend just off Harahan, she stopped and reversed course, heading back upstream along the left descending bank. She paused on the side of the channel opposite the Artco fleeting area, near mile marker 110, and stayed against the bank until about 2050 hours. She then turned out into the middle of the channel, where she collided with the upbound tanker Isla de Bioko at about 2100, AIS data shows. No injuries were reported…