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Visibility improved. but before that could happen, willie odom said his tugboat ran aground. at this point, captain andrew stabler took over command of the "mauvilla" and called the coast guard, asking for help. >> we have a cable or something right into the wheel. the barges are floating adrift southbound. if anybody down there could help rounding them up, i would definitely appreciate it. >> around 2:50 a.m., the "mauvillas" crew heard a crash, then saw a fire through the fog. >> im not sure w...

Coast guard investigators also interviewed the men and women who helped in the rescue. >> my first thought was actually to interview the crew of the tugboat "mauvilla," and that was because they were the reporting party of the accident. >> on the night of the crash, the "mauvilla" was making a routine run up the mobile river pushing a load of coal and pig iron. the "mauvilla" was pushing six barges, so the pilot was 400 feet away from the front of the barges. investigators learned that the pilot...

The bayou canot instead of continuing up the mobile river. odom then mistook the radar image of the bridge for another tow barge. as he tried to maneuver towards it, his front-left barge struck the concrete south pier. the other two barges struck the bridge itself, knocking the bridge and the train track 48 inches out of alignment. when odom struck the bridge, he didnt know it, in part because he couldnt see the bridge through the fog, since it was unlighted. odom mistakenly believed he had run ...

Waterway that was closed to commercial boat traffic. >> bayou canot is a subsidiary of the mobile river and in that very dense fog, the operator of the tug mistakenly turned down into bayou canot thinking it was a bend in the river a couple miles further up river than he really was. >> but how could this happen? investigators discovered that the "mauvilla" had no maps on board or even a compass. >> thats a very important thing except people on the river dont look at it that way. all you do is st...

Stabler took over command of the "mauvilla" and called the coast guard asking for help. >> we have a cable or something right into the wheel. the barges are floating adrift southbound. if anybody could help rounding them up, i would definitely appreciate it. >> around 2:50 a.m., the "mauvilla" crew heard a crash, then saw a fire through the fog. >> im not sure what im seeing, but im seeing something thats burning. it looks like its crossways of the river. how it got out that far, if thats what i...

Tomorrow. investigators hope hes got important information about the marathon attack. plus, were learning more about how the tsarnaev brothers pulled this thing off allegedly and what their plans may have been for new york city. then, explosions overnight on barges in alabamas mobile river and blast were near the beleaguered carnival triumph. plus, were getting inside scoop about the drama behind the scenes at the network morning shows, author around journalist joinings me live with a new ...

Developing news out of mobile, alabama. christine romans back in new york with that and other top stories. >> good morning, john. a developing story in alabama. massive flames on two fuel barges dying down. all happening in mobile bay, alabama. the barms said to be loaded with gasoline, blew up last night. and one point, the fire so intense, firefighters set up a one-mile safety radius, unable to get near the flames. three people rushed to the hospital in critical condition, and now investigator...

Im brooke baldwin. alongside jake tapper. back to the special coverage here, but first, lets get a check of other news on thursday morning. including a fire that has finally died down after explosions rocked the two fuel barges on alabamas mobile river. tremendous flames earlier this morning. fire apparently ignited after a buildup of natural gas vapors. three people optized right now, listed in critical condition. six explosions heard up to 20 miles away. the worst of the midwest floods may b...

Weve seen enough those scenes last week. fuel barges exploded seven times near mobile, alabama, left three people at least critically injured. firefighters were forced to let the flames burn out. the carnival ship triumph, if you can believe it, this thing follows bad news wherever it goes was in the for repairs. steve alexander, is live in mobile with the latest. good morning, steve. >> reporter: this is a -- about the ship, isnt it? the barge is across the mobile river there. there is a coast ...

Alabama. three people are in critical condition. the fire so intense, firefighters forced to let it burn out on its own. across the river, yet again, is it cursed -- the carnival triumph ship. it had to be evacuated. that was left drifting for days with no power and few work toilets. kicking a field goal is hard enough. guess were not going to do that. i love football. im so excited cause the draft is tonight. >> brian: dont get ahead of yourself. >> gretchen: my favorite sport. well talk abou...