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Mississippi River remains closed after barge accident in Vicksburg, Mississippi; 4 dozen vessels stacked up - @AP

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  • Submitted Jan. 29, 2013, 10:49 p.m. GMT from www.usatoday.com by editor

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Mississippi River breaks banks as rain sees flood warnings from Illinois to Mississippi and Florida - @NBCNews

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  • Submitted May 4, 2013, 12:51 p.m. GMT from usnews.nbcnews.com by editor

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Mississippi River reopens near Hartford, Illinois, after oil spill closure - @Reuters

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  • Submitted May 3, 2013, 3:20 p.m. GMT from www.reuters.com by editor

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Mississippi River reopens to shipping traffic from mile marker 155 to 170 near St. Louis after Saturday barge accident, per Coast Guard - @Reuters

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  • Submitted April 22, 2013, 9:23 p.m. GMT by editor

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Mississippi River closed at Vicksburg after barges hit railroad bridge; 30 barges broke free from tow - @AP

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  • Submitted April 21, 2013, 9:49 p.m. GMT by editor

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Floods halt large shipping on Illinois, Mississippi Rivers as locks close until next week, Army Corps says - @Reuters

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  • Submitted April 19, 2013, 4:53 p.m. GMT from www.jpost.com by editor

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Mississippi River locks are to close between 16-22, from Iowa to northern Missouri, as river tops flood stage, Army Corps says - @Reuters

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  • Submitted April 18, 2013, 4 p.m. GMT from www.cnbc.com by editor

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  • Stretch of Mississippi River closed, January 2013

More than 300 barges delayed following closure of Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Mississippi - @Reuters

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  • Submitted Jan. 28, 2013, 6:29 p.m. GMT from www.reuters.com by editor

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2 oil barges hit railroad bridge over Mississippi River; authorities still assessing damage - @AP

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  • Submitted Jan. 27, 2013, 6:45 p.m. GMT from bigstory.ap.org by editor

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Mississippi River to remain open for commerce and barge traffic, says Ill. Sen. Durbin after visit to Thebes, Ill - @Reuters

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  • Submitted Jan. 7, 2013, 7 p.m. GMT by editor

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