- Three people were missing after two barge towing vessels collided Sunday on the Mississippi River in an accident that also may have released a small amount of toxic vapour into the air, the Coast Guard said. The Coast Guard said in a news release that the two vessels collided Sunday morning near Luling, Louisiana. The towing vessel, RC Creppel, sank, and three crew members were missing. The Coast Guard did not release the names of the missing mariners. The other towing vessel involved in the accident is named the Cooperative Spirit.

Source: thestar January 26, 2020 20:15 UTC