The Coast Guard is replying to a record of a pulling vessel that ran swamped on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway at mile pen 99, near Berwick, Louisiana,Monday

Watchstanders at Vessel Traffic Service Berwick Bay got a record at roughly 10 p.m., Sunday, that the pulling vessel Miss Odessa, lugging 6 receptacle barges loaded with rock, ran swamped.

The Miss Odessa was supposedly transiting south-bound on the Atchafalaya River when it transformed west onto the GICW and also struck base. The Miss Odessa, in an effort to damage complimentary, abused the barge, creating the barge to divide in fifty percent.

Members from Marine Safety Unit Morgan City’s aquatic assessments group and also examinations group got here on scene at 8:30 a.m., Monday, to evaluate the event. The action groups reported no damages to the Miss Odessa or various other 5 barges. No contamination has actually been reported in the location.

The Coast Guard has actually safeguarded all tow website traffic in the area of the barge.

The vessel line since 2:30 p.m., Monday, was 12 southbound, 6 westbound, 28 eastbound and also 4 northbound.

The pulling vessel firm has actually employed a salvage firm to aid the salvage of the barge. A Coast Guardsalvage design action group is likewise helping.