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This photo provided by The United States Coast Guard shows barges passing in tight quarters due to low water levels as they navigate the Mississippi River near St. Louis.(Photo: Colby Buchanan, Coast Guard, AP)
The Coast Guard said Thursday a 16-mile stretch of the Mississippi River near Columbus Ky., has been closed after the collision of two towboats and the potential spillage of more than a million gallons of oil.
The collision Wednesday evening caused caused damage to at least one barge containing clarified slurry oil, rupturing the cargo tank and discharging an unknown amount of oil into the river, according to the Coast Guard.
The barge reportedly can carry to to 1.05 million gallons of oil, the Coast Guard said. Its investigators were working with the barge owner and an oil spill response organization to determine how much had already been discharged.
A 16-mile stretch of the river north from Hickman, Ky., was closed during the investigation.
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