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Veteran towboat captain admits to ‘complacency’ after tow strikes Mississippi River bridge

Multiple barges pushed by Susan K, pictured above after the casualty, struck the Natchez-Vidalia Bridge last August.
Multiple barges pushed by Susan K, pictured above after the casualty, struck the Natchez-Vidalia Bri
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