Tug, Ship Collide on River
<i> Associated Press</i>
NEW ORLEANS —
A tugboat and a freighter collided Friday on the Mississippi River, sinking at least three grain barges and setting adrift up to 14 others, the Coast Guard said. No injuries were reported, but a 20-mile stretch of the river was closed while tugs rounded up the stray barges.
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