The Coast Guard said it received a report Sunday at a approximately 7:30 p.m of a capsized towing vessel at mile marker 173 on the Upper Mississippi River. Reports said three people were aboard the 61-foot Charlie Boy when it capsized, and that only two were rescued by the St. Louis Fire Department. The vessel has approximately 9,350 gallons of fuel and other oils on board.
The Coast Guard has closed the waterway from mile marker 165 to 178
and issued an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast as crews try to
located the vessel.
Ste. Genevieve Sheriff’s Dept is conducting the search for the
missing person between miles 148 and 109.9, with St. Louis Fire
Department and Missouri State Water Patrol aiding in the search.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is also conducting a search in the
St. Louis Harbor area and assisting with a survey boat to locate the
sunken vessel.
So far there have been no reported signs of pollution, the Coast Guard said.
Upon locating the vessel the owner will submit a salvage plan and remove the vessel from the waterway.
The Coast Guard is investigating the cause of the incident.
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Charlie Boy #0565777
Length 65 feet - Width 24 feet - Twin screw towboat
Built 1975 by Crumpler's Shipbuilding Co., Orange, TX.
(Additional Information Below Picture) Last Updated at 0:55 on Monday, December 19, 2011
Copyright Photo by Mark Haury - Thanks, Mark!
Light Boat In Icy Waters, 2/2007
GM 16V-71 diesels, repowered 1983, 1000 hp. Twin Disc red. 6:1.
Originally Leslie Brewer, operated by
Brewer Marine Service, Houston, TX.
Transferred to Missouri River Barge Lines, Inc., Kansas City, MO 1982,
renamed Stud 12/1983.
Transferred to Valley Transportation Div., St. Louis, MO 12/1987.
Sold to B.N.B. Towing Service, Inc., Belleville, IL,
renamed Valley Sunshine 1991.
Renamed Charlie Boy 3/1997.
Operated by Osage Marine Services, Inc., St. Louis, MO.
Length 65 feet - Width 24 feet - Twin screw towboat
Built 1975 by Crumpler's Shipbuilding Co., Orange, TX.
(Additional Information Below Picture) Last Updated at 0:55 on Monday, December 19, 2011
Copyright Photo by Mark Haury - Thanks, Mark!
Light Boat In Icy Waters, 2/2007
GM 16V-71 diesels, repowered 1983, 1000 hp. Twin Disc red. 6:1.
Originally Leslie Brewer, operated by
Brewer Marine Service, Houston, TX.
Transferred to Missouri River Barge Lines, Inc., Kansas City, MO 1982,
renamed Stud 12/1983.
Transferred to Valley Transportation Div., St. Louis, MO 12/1987.
Sold to B.N.B. Towing Service, Inc., Belleville, IL,
renamed Valley Sunshine 1991.
Renamed Charlie Boy 3/1997.
Operated by Osage Marine Services, Inc., St. Louis, MO.