The following is text of a news release from the U.S. Coast Guard:
(NEW ORLEANS) — The Coast Guard continued its response to a sunken vessel on the Lower Mississippi River near Donaldsonville, La., on Sunday.
The towing vessel Vincent J. Eymard has been located at mile marker 176.4. The waterway closure from mile marker 177 to 173 has been lifted.
A waterway restriction has been issued from mile marker 175.9 to mile marker 176.9 requiring one-way traffic.
The Coast Guard has used the Louisiana Waterways Warning Network to notify cities and parishes that have water intakes below the location on the Lower Mississippi River of the incident so they can be aware of the situation.
Watch standers at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report at 9:30 p.m. that Vincent J. Eymard capsized near mile marker 175.
The crew departed the vessel onto the towing vessel Ellysa with no reported injuries.
Ellysa also took the one empty barge Vincent J. Eymard was towing.
The capsized vessel has approximately 3,000 gallons of diesel fuel on board.
There are no reports of pollution or environmental impacts due to the incident.
The cause of the incident is under investigation.
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(NEW ORLEANS) — The Coast Guard responded to a capsized vessel on the Lower Mississippi River near Donaldsonville, La., on Saturday.
Watch standers at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report at 9:30 p.m. that the towing vessel Vincent J. Eymard capsized near mile marker 175 on the Lower Mississippi River.
The crew departed the vessel onto the towing vessel Ellysa with no reported injuries.
Ellysa also took the one empty barge Vincent J. Eymard was towing.
The Coast Guard issued a waterway closure from mile marker 177 to 173 on the river.
The capsized vessel has approximately 3,000 gallons of diesel fuel on board.
There are no reports of pollution or environmental impacts due to the incident.
The cause of the incident is under investigation.
