# After crash with U.S.190 Bridge, Corps of Engineers towboat awaits salvage plan on river bottom - DredgeWire : DredgeWire

> A Corps of Engineers towboat, the M/V Sanderford, sank in the Mississippi River near the U.S. 190 Bridge after capsizing while assisting a dredge that struck a bridge pier on April 21. Three crew members were pulled from the water with no serious injuries, and salvage is pending.

- Date: 2020-05-07 · published 2020-05-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53016-after-crash-with-u-s-190-bridge-corps-of-engineers-towboat-awaits-salvage-plan
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

The sunken vessel is a localized navigation obstruction that could cause short delays for barges in the Mississippi, but no broad disruption to grain flows has been reported.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- dredgewire.com: https://dredgewire.com/after-crash-with-u-s-190-bridge-corps-of-engineers-towboat-awaits-salvage-plan-on-river-bottom/

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