Approaching Mississippi River Barge

admin — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:29:10 +0000

The Captain of this barge radioed us and asked us to move our houseboat out of the channel to the otherside of the channel bouys. He was making a turn with the channel and the going was kind of tight. He assured us that the water was clear on the outside of the channel markers where we were at. The video kind of captures the size and power of the barges and the tug.

Duration : 0:3:37

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Levees Fail in Missouri

admin — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:01:19 +0000

SelectPlusLevees Fail in MissouriLevees Fail in MissouriThe Associated PressThe Mississippi River is overflowing 90 percent of the levees in one Missouri County as officials announce the levee breaks are easing pressure on many further downstream. (June 20)[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] [Notes:aerials of WINFIELD, MO levee break]Emergency officials in Missouri say it’s likely more levees will fall victim to the Mississippi River.Three broke Thursday in the Show-Me State including this one in Winfield. The breaks send water gushing toward homes and farm fields. Officials say those levee breaks are actually lowering crest predictions downstream since tens of thousands of gallons of water won’t be flowing south. [Notes:CANTON, MO - sandbagging efforts] Midwesterners along the Mississippi are doing what they can to fight the floodwaters, but it’s an uphill battle. [Notes:FOLEY. MO - man on roof]This man in Foley says he moved to a tent on the roof of his home. He says from there, he can keep an eye on his property. [Notes:CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - Bush visit] Up river, in Iowa, the waters are receding. That’s where President Bush went on Thursday to see the devastation. [Notes:COLUMBUS JUNCTION, IA - McCain visit]And he wasn’t the only politician checking out the damage. Republican presidential hopeful John McCain also got a personal tour of the mess in southeast Iowa. [Notes:WQAD MATERIAL - courtesy - various of wedding] Meanwhile, a couple in that Iowa town decided the high water couldn’t spoil their plans to tie the knot. Curtis White is in the Iowa National Guard. He’s on flood duty, he and his fiance’ Daniele Ritter decided to move their Wednesday wedding so it could happen WHEN it was planned.Of course, how it actually happened was a lot different that how it was planned. Ritter walked up highway 92 instead of a church aisle and the National Guard chaplain presided over the ceremony. ___ ___, The Associated Press

Duration : 0:1:20

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Approaching Mississippi River Barge

Levees Fail in Missouri