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U.S.C.G. Marine Safety Alert #02-10: Dangers Associated With Automatic Channel-Switching on DSC-Equipped Radios
As the readers of this blog are well aware, I can be very critical of the way the U.S. Coast Guard and, more specifically, the marine safety branch, which at its highest levels steadfastly refuses to… more →
Towmasters: the Master of Towing Vessels Assoc. Forum
As Mississippi River Dries Up, Army Corps of Engineers Dredge & Remove Rock
wrote 4 months ago: Behold but one of the effects of climate change… the mighty Mississippi River going dry. And r … more →
Low Water on the Mississippi and Thebes Gap
wrote 4 months ago: Thebes Gap: Alexander County, Illinois “Here is a vast ledge of rocks, which stretch across the rive … more →
Trade Groups Update Mississippi River Forecast, Continue Push For Missouri River Water
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wrote 4 months ago: ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - There are fresh fears today that barge traffic on the Mississippi River could gri … more →
Army Corps of Engineers Releases Carlyle Lake Water, Pushing Back Shutdown Date
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wrote 4 months ago: ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – On the same day that two trade organizations predicted a commercial shutdow … more →
Trade Organizations Warn Mississippi Shutdown Could Come Next Week
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wrote 4 months ago: ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - Two trade organizations have released a concerning statement, suggesting that a c … more →
Coast Guard: Mississippi River Won't Shut Down
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wrote 5 months ago: ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - There may not be an end in sight for the drought that has plagued the Midwest and … more →
Trade Organization Says Blasting is Too Little Too Late
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wrote 5 months ago: ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOX) – Earlier this week the Army Corps of Engineers announced it would begin … more →
US / 20,000 jobs at risk from low water along the Mississippi River
wrote 5 months ago: Shipping industry officials issued a new study Friday saying nearly 20,000 jobs are at risk if somet … more →
Possible Mississippi River Shutdown Threatens Thousands of Jobs
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wrote 5 months ago: ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - It’s an issue that has plagued states along the Mississippi River for month … more →
Possible Mississippi River Shutdown Threatens Thousands of Jobs
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wrote 5 months ago: ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - It’s an issue that has plagued states along the Mississippi River for month … more →
8 Economic Threats That We Were Not Even Talking About At The Beginning Of The Summer
wrote 8 months ago: English: The proboscis of an Aedes albopictus mosquito feeding on human blood. Under experimental co … more →
8 Economic Threats That We Were Not Even Talking About At The Beginning Of The Summer
wrote 8 months ago: Published by The Economic Collapse In the crazy times in which we live, it helps to expect the unexp … more →
In the Midst of this Ruinous Drought Careful Engineering* Keeps the Mississippi River Passable, but Barges Need Lighter Loads and Slower Speeds and Lazy Wakes Which Makes Me Empty My Mind Into the Abundant Waters and Catboat Wakes of My Childhood (Another 9-Line, 420 Character Piece)
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wrote 9 months ago: Sometimes they let me steer. My mind full of the boat’s wake, how it was always different but … more →
Midwest Drought Drying Up Mississippi Economy; Farmers Push For Help
wrote 9 months ago: Reuters | By Sam Nelson and Charles Abbott Posted: 07/31/2012 11:58 am Updated: 07/31/2012 12:03 p … more →
Midwest Drought Drying Up Mississippi Economy; Farmers Push For Help
wrote 9 months ago: Reuters | By Sam Nelson and Charles Abbott Posted: 07/31/2012 11:58 am Updated: 07/31/2012 12:03 p … more →
U.S.C.G. Marine Safety Alert #02-10: Dangers Associated With Automatic Channel-Switching on DSC-Equipped Radios
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wrote 3 years ago: As the readers of this blog are well aware, I can be very critical of the way the U.S. Coast Guard a … more →
Winter 2010 Newsletter Round-Up & Stuff
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wrote 3 years ago: Here’s a quick round-up of the latest maritime industry newsletters and reports you should be … more →
Man Overboard: What Do You Really Do?
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wrote 3 years ago: A semi-overlapping combination of federal regulations, company operations and safety policies, and c … more →
GPS Down For The Count? Bust Out The Charts And The Eyeballs, Navigator! And, While You're At It, Try To Get Some Sleep Too.....If You Can
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wrote 3 years ago: GPS brownout? Holy deteriorating critical infrastructure, Batman! News flash, fellow mariners, perha … more →
