NTSB: Outdraft Current Contributes to Ohio River Tow Strike
April 25, 2025
April 25, 2025
WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release:
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Outdraft Current Contributes to Ohio River Tow Strike
Inexperienced pilot was using personal phone just before contact
WASHINGTON (April 24, 2025) -- A barge tow struck a vane dike on the Ohio River last year because the pilot did not effectively compensate for the outdraft current while navigating out of the McAlpine Locks in Louisville, K . . .
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Outdraft Current Contributes to Ohio River Tow Strike
Inexperienced pilot was using personal phone just before contact
WASHINGTON (April 24, 2025) -- A barge tow struck a vane dike on the Ohio River last year because the pilot did not effectively compensate for the outdraft current while navigating out of the McAlpine Locks in Louisville, K . . .