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One barge has been removed and two remain pinned against the structure at the approach to the McAlpine Locks and Dam on the Ohio River.

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Barge Accident: No bodies were located underwater, Navy said (File) Mumbai: Navy ships INS Makar and INS Tarasa on Monday carried out diving operations 35 nautical miles from Mumbai coast to locate the bodies of missing personnel on board tugboat Varaprada, a week after it went adrift in the Arabian Sea, an official said. "The Specialist Clearance Diving Team of the Western Naval Command conducted the diving operations over the wreck of Tug Varaprada today. The diving was carried out from INS Makar and INS Tarasa at a depth of 32 metres in nil visibility conditions at a distance of 35 nautic...

-- bull e officials in downstream saint bernard parish say the levees and spillways are working exactly as designed to do. the gates in the new orleans area monitoring the mississippi river behind me shows the mississippi is hovering around 17 feet which is no doubt high but the good news is, it's stabilizing, at least downstream. listen to this: >> obviously, we're still mindful and watching the level of the height of the river, but we don't believe that we're in any imminent risk right now. >> reporter: meanwhile, the port of new orleans is still open. cargo ships and cruise ships are all op...

For business after a barge accident. now the barge reportedly broke free from a tug boat and drifted down the river, hitting a bridge. this is just the latest in a string of problems that the river is at record levels now that it's there at that point, elizabeth prann is standing by in louisiana with much more on the situation. hi, elizabeth. >> hi. the u.s. army carp of engineers say the water is scheduled to crest here, but we're hearing from locals that the water levels are already starting to recede a little bit, they can gauge by the concrete block. days ago, that was fully covered in wat...