Barge Carrying 1,400 Tons of Toxic Methanol Submerges in Ohio River

10 barges, one with 1,400 tons of methanol, break free on Ohio River near Louisville

Water officials are monitoring the aftermath of the incident, he said, but are not concerned for water users in the city as of Tuesday afternoon.

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Loose barges, one carrying tons of methanol, pinned against Ohio River dam in Louisville - Kentucky Lantern

Officials from multiple state and federal agencies are trying to recover barges that remain pinned against an Ohio River dam near Louisville, with one carrying about 1,400 tons of the industrial chemical methanol, according to a state agency.

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Runaway Kentucky barge carrying methanol, 2 others pinned against dam site

A vessel towing 11 barges made contact with a stationary structure at the entrance to the Portland Canal near the McAlpine Lock and Dam shortly after 2 a.m. Tuesday, according to a press release from Louisville Metro Emergency Services.

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Ohio River barge holding 1,400 metric tons of methanol breaks off from vessel in Kentucky and becomes “partially submerged”

The vessel was towing 11 barges when it “made contact with a stationary structure” and 10 of the barges broke away, officials said.

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No evidence of leak as crews in Kentucky work to remove 3 barges stuck in Ohio River, 1 containing methanol

There is no evidence of a possible chemical leak Tuesday evening as crews in Kentucky try to remove three runaway barges -- one of which is carrying the highly flammable compound methanol and is partially submerged in the Ohio River near Louisville, officials said.

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Ohio River Disaster as Barge With Tons of Toxic Methanol Sinks

A crash near Louisville, Kentucky, caused three barges to become "lodged"—one of which, officials said, was partially submerged and carries 1,400 tons of methanol.

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10 Barges Break Free From Tug Boat on the Ohio River Near Louisville, Kentucky – NBC Chicago

Three barges, including one transporting about 1,400 tons of methanol, were pinned against a dam on the Ohio River in Louisville, Kentucky, on Tuesday, officials said.

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Several barges, one carrying 1,400 tons of methanol, loose on Ohio River in Louisville

The nearest water intake is in Henderson, Kentucky, according to Kentucky's Emergency Response Team.

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Barge carrying 1,400 tons of methanol becomes partially submerged in Ohio River

The nearest municipal water intake downstream from the site of the incident is in Henderson.

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Crews work to recover 3 barges that got loose on Ohio River

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Crews were working Wednesday to remove three remaining barges that got loose on the Ohio River, including one carrying methanol. A

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