Reuters: U.S.: Mississippi River reopens after oil spill closure: Coast Guard

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Mississippi River reopens after oil spill closure: Coast Guard May 3rd 2013, 15:00 Fri May 3, 2013 11:00am EDT (Reuters) - The Coast Guard reopened a stretch of the Mississippi River near Hartford, Illinois, early on Friday as the waterway was deemed safe for navigation following a vessel accident and oil spill near the river's confluence with the Missouri River. The river had been closed from mile marker 194 to 198 after a tow boat struck an area where barges were tied up along the shore at 12:57 a.m. CDT (0557 GMT), several barges broke loose and about 300 gallons of crude oil were spilled, the Coast Guard said. It reopened at 2:13 a.m. (Reporting by Karl Plume in Chicago; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick)

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