# Ohio River Swallows Seven Coal Barges

> On December 25, 2018, a towboat pushing 15 loaded coal barges struck the 2nd Street Bridge in Louisville, Kentucky, freeing 15 barges. Nine ended up at the McAlpine Dam, and seven of those had sunk by January 2. Salvage operations and concerns about coal spilling into the Ohio River are ongoing.

- Date: 2019-01-07 · published 2019-01-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60991-ohio-river-swallows-seven-coal-barges
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Blocked Ohio River traffic and salvage work disrupt barge movements for grain and other bulk goods on a key tributary, adding to freight tightness on the inland system.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/blogs/market-matters-blog/blog-post/2019/01/07/ohio-river-swallows-seven-coal
- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/columns/cash-market-moves/article/2019/01/07/ohio-river-swallows-seven-coal

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