{"id":1906602,"date":"2023-03-29T12:12:49","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T16:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/barge-carrying-1400-tons-of-methanol-sinks-in-ohio-river\/"},"modified":"2023-03-29T12:13:37","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T16:13:37","slug":"barge-carrying-1400-tons-of-methanol-sinks-in-ohio-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/barge-carrying-1400-tons-of-methanol-sinks-in-ohio-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Barge carrying 1,400 tons of methanol sinks in Ohio river"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbarge-carrying-1400-tons-of-methanol-sinks-in-ohio-river%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1906602&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Brent Spence Bridge spans the Ohio River on the Ohio-Kentucky border in Cincinnati, Ohio on April 2, 2021. (Photo by JEFF DEAN\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN Roy Francis<br \/>UPDATED 9:00 AM \u2013 Wednesday, March 29, 2023<\/p>\n<p>A barge carrying around 1,400 tons of methanol is among the ones that broke loose when the vessel towing them had made contact with a stationary structure.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: Kentucky EEC Emergency Response Team (ERT) is on the scene of a crashed barge carrying 1,400 tons of toxic methanol that is submerged in the Ohio River. <\/p>\n<p>Methanol is HIGHLY toxic and completely mixes with water. Municipal water intakes are just miles downstream. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0kUlgSXwxh\">pic.twitter.com\/0kUlgSXwxh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicksortor\/status\/1640856161095229442?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The vessel, which was towing 11 barges, made contact with a stationary structure at the entrance of the Portland Canal around 2:00 a.m. on Tuesday. After the impact, several of the barges that it was towing had broken loose, with three of them settling against the lower McAlpine Dam Structure.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JUST IN \u2013 Several barges, one containing 1,400 tons of methanol, loose on the Ohio River near Louisville <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EeeQpQFBF0\">pic.twitter.com\/EeeQpQFBF0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheInsiderPaper\/status\/1640845568984449024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The barges were carrying soy, corn and one barge, with three different cargo holds, was carrying around 1,400 metric tons of Methanol.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Methanol is \u201ca toxic alcohol that is used industrially as a solvent, pesticide, and alternative fuel source,\u201d as well as \u201chighly flammable\u201d and explosive.<\/p>\n<p>The effects of Methanol poisoning may not become apparent until 72 hours after ingestion, and symptoms can include blindness, vomiting, heart failure and death.<\/p>\n<p>The barge carrying the large amount of Methanol is now reportedly partially submerged in the Ohio river, which is the source of drinking water for more than five million people.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: Multiple Emergency Response Teams has been Deployed to Address Submerged Barge Carrying 1,400 Tons of Toxic Methanol in the Ohio River<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udccc<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Louisville?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Louisville<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Kentucky?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Kentucky<\/a><br \/>\u2070A major incident has taken place in the Ohio River near Louisville, Kentucky, requiring multiple\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/swXQD8c5Zk\">pic.twitter.com\/swXQD8c5Zk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rawsalerts\/status\/1640874764813193217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Louisville Metropolitan Emergency Services (LMES) released a statement providing an update and saying that the situation is being closely monitored.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThere is currently zero evidence of a tank breach or any leaks, and air and water monitoring resources are in place,\u201d the press release stated. \u201cSafety is the top concern\u2014safety of the public and first responder personnel. There is currently no impact to Louisville Water\u2019s water intake or water quality.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet (EEC) said that the barge was \u201clodged\u2019 in the lower McAlpine Dam, with the nearest municipal water intake being downstream in Henderson, Kentucky.<\/p>\n<p>The Director of Operation at Henderson Water Utility, Kevin Roberts, said that their intake was the nearest to the crash in Kentucky, however there are several other intakes on the Indiana side of the river before theirs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIf it is to breach and is uncontained, traveling downstream, we do not anticipate it being a problem for Henderson,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have the available means to treat any residual concentration that hasn\u2019t evaporated by the time it makes it to us.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The United States Army Corps of Engineers said that the lock chambers are closed to traffic. They also stated they are working with the U.S. Coast Guard, navigation industry, and marine surveyors to start recovering all the barges.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers also said \u201cthat there had been no injuries reported and all personnel are accounted for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, after the Environmental Protection Agency said a \u201ccontaminant plume\u201d was detected travelling downstream, several municipal water companies that utilize the Ohio River have increased their quality testing and filtration process as a precautionary measure.<\/p>\n<p>This comes weeks the Ohio train derailment in East Palestine, which had caused a toxic plume to also travel down the major U.S. waterway prompting measure to prevent the contamination of the drinking water. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Updates are expected to be provided on Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. local time. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. 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