We're going a bit further up the Ohio this week to discuss the loss of the towboat Elizabeth M in January 2005.

Sources:

Clowdis, Charles W. and Natasha Horowitz. "The River Barge Still Plays a Role in U.S. Transportation." S&P Global, 4 June 2009, https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/mi/country-industry-forecasting.html?id=106593483

Frazier, Reid R. "Pilot details rescue of 2 from towboat." TribLive, 5 Feb 2005. https://archive.triblive.com/news/pilot-details-rescue-of-2-from-towboat/

U.S. Coast Guard  report on the sinking of M/V Elizabeth M

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