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Tugboat sinks in the Mississippi River after collision with tanker ship in Louisiana

LULING, La. (AP) — The crew of a tugboat was quickly rescued when their vessel sank into the Mississippi River following a collision with a tanker ship in Louisiana. The U.S. Coast Guard said Monday that the river is still open. St. Charles Parish Sheriff Greg Champagne says his office received a report of the collision between the ship and tugboat near the Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge in Luling, Louisiana, on Sunday night. Champagne said in a Facebook post around 10 p.m. that preliminary reports indicated all crew members from the tug have been rescued. W

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