Barge collision and spill shut lower Ohio River
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The lower Ohio River was closed to traffic near Brookport, Illinois, on Wednesday after a tow boat hit a lock and a barge leaked a petrochemical into the waterway, said the U.S. Coast Guard.
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The type of ship that spilled 30,000 gallons of crude oil into the Delaware River after something ripped a hole in its hull is scheduled to be barred from US waters within seven years because of safety concerns.
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Chemical plant responsible for river pollution in east China shut down    HEFEI, June 22 (Xinhua) -- A chemical plant in east China's Anhui Province has been shut down after it discharged a toxic chemical into a river and sickened 61 villagers on Tuesday, the local government said.
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The newest bridge over the River Clyde in Glasgow is shut after the failure of a steel cable.
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INDUSTRY, Pa. - A motorboat crashed into a gate at a western Pennsylvania dam, killing two people, emergency dispatchers said.  A third person survived after the boat got hung up on the Montgomery Dam gate Sunday night on the Ohio River near Industry.
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A tugboat and three barges sank Sunday after being pushed through a dam on the Ohio River by currents made stronger by heavy rains, killing three crew members. One person was missing and believed to be aboard the sunken boat.
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PHILADELPHIA Nov 27, 2004 - A tanker spilled 30,000 gallons of crude oil into the Delaware River between Philadelphia and southern New Jersey, creating a 20-mile-long slick that threatened fish and birds, Coast Guard officials said Saturday.
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By Aubrey Woods, The Tribune, Seymour, Ind.  Mar. 6--HONEYTOWN -- The removal of a barricade led to a motorist driving into high water north of Brownstown on Monday night.  She and her 8-year-old daughter had to be rescued by Hamilton Township volunteer firefighters.
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A tanker ship spilled 30,000 gallons of heavy crude oil into the Delaware River between Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey on Friday night, leaving a
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Limited shipping could resume on the Delaware River south of Philadelphia as early as today after an oil spill late last week halted vessels, the US Coast Guard said.
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By Chris Conley, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn.  Dec. 5--Two tanker cars that derailed and spilled a corrosive chemical on  Presidents Island this morning were pulled upright by about 1:30 p.m. and the  leaks sealed, Memphis Fire Department division chief Kenneth Reeves said.
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A town in Ohio brought out snowplows and fire hoses Monday to clear the muck away. In New Jersey, the Statehouse was closed after its parking garage was flooded by the Delaware River.
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A ship carrying orange juice and a dredging vessel collided in Newark Bay on Thursday, closing the bay to all ship traffic, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
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WASHINGTON  - Authorities near Philadelphia battled to contain an oil slick after a Cyprus-flagged tanker on its way to a Citgo refinery spilled 30,000 gallons (114,000 liters) of crude into a nearby river, the US Coast Guard said.
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By Laura McCandlish, The Baltimore Sun  Dec. 16--A CSX freight train with a tanker containing a hazardous chemical derailed early yesterday morning along the Patapsco River near the Carroll-Howard county line, prompting residents of 100 neighboring homes to briefly evacuate as a precaution.
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PHILADELPHIA A big gash has been found on the tanker that caused the Delaware River&#39;s worst oil spill in nearly a decade. Divers have found a six-foot cut on the ship, plus holes in two tanks.
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By HARVEY, Helen; WILSON, Nick  A man was injured and workers evacuated yesterday after a large amount of acid was spilled in the Toll Tranzlink building in Tremaine Avenue.   Fire Service personnel had to don "splash suits" to clear up the spill.