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Barge with 80,000 gallons of oil hits Mississippi bridge
Posted: 01.28.2013 at 8:26 AM
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The towboat Nature Way Endeavor banks a barge against the western bank of the Mississippi River. The river was closed to all traffic eight miles north and south of Vicksburg after the oil barge crashed into a bridge.  / AP photo
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Crude oil leaked into the Mississippi River and the waterway was closed.

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