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Vicksburg (Mississippi, United States)

Type: City

Name: Vicksburg (Mississippi, United States)

Country: United States

Latitude: 32.330002

Longitude: -90.870003

population: 25,701

First reported Feb 01 2013 - Updated Feb 01 2013 - 2 reports

Mississippi River barge backup shrinks, oil cleanup continues

Reuters: Mississippi River barge traffic remained congested on Friday near Vicksburg, Mississippi, where a barge accident and oil spill shuttered the major shipping artery on Sunday, but the backlog of boats was slowly declining.The U.S. Coast Guard reopened ... [Published Water Conserve: News - Feb 01 2013]

Entities: Mississippi River, Vicksburg (Mississippi, United States), Safety Zone

First reported Jan 31 2013 - Updated Jan 31 2013 - 2 reports

Barge traffic resumes on Mississippi after oil spill

Barge traffic was being allowed on a limited basis for the first time this morning along a 16-mile stretch of the Mississippi River that had been shut since Sunday after an oil barge crash caused a tank carrying 80,000 gallons of crude to rupture.As ... [Published Trade Only Today - Jan 31 2013]

Entities: Vicksburg (Mississippi, United States), Oil Spill, On-Scene Commander, Vessel

First reported Jan 30 2013 - Updated Jan 30 2013 - 4 reports

Mississippi River barge backup tops 1,000 after oil spill

(Reuters) - More than 1,000 barges were backed up on the Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Mississippi, on Wednesday after a weekend barge accident and oil spill forced the closure of the major shipping artery, the U.S. Coast Guard said. ... [Published Reuters: U.S. - Jan 30 2013]

Entities: Mississippi River, Oil Spill, Vicksburg (Mississippi, United States), US Coast Guard, Artery

First reported Jan 28 2013 - Updated Jan 29 2013 - 1 reports

Coast Guard: Damaged Barge Still Leaking Oil Into Lower Mississippi

Nature’s Way Endeavor, image via Natures Way Marine NEW ORLEANS – A unified command continues to respond to a crude oil spill in the lower Mississippi River near mile marker 434 in Vicksburg, Miss., the U.S. Coast Guard said late Monday. As gCaptain ... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Jan 28 2013]

Entities: Mississippi River, Vicksburg (Mississippi, United States), Unified Command, Crude Oil, US Coast Guard

First reported Jan 28 2013 - Updated Jan 29 2013 - 1 reports

More than 300 barges delayed by Mississippi River closure

(Reuters) - More than 300 barges were awaiting passage through a closed section of the Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Mississippi, on Monday, a day after two tanker barges struck a railroad bridge and one leaked an unknown amount of oil into the r ... [Published Reuters: U.S. - Jan 28 2013]

Entities: Mississippi River, Vicksburg (Mississippi, United States)

First reported Jan 27 2013 - Updated Jan 28 2013 - 4 reports

January 28 News: Oil Spill On The Mississippi River

The towboat Nature's Way Endeavor banks a barge against the western bank of the Mississippi River. (Eli Baylis / Vicksburg Post / January 27, 2013) There’s a new oil spill on the Mississippi River, after two oil barges collided with a bridge near ... [Published Think Progress - Jan 28 2013]

Entities: Mississippi River, Oil Spill, US Coast Guard

First reported Jan 28 2013 - Updated Jan 28 2013 - 2 reports

Silvio Berlusconi

A.M. Links: Obama Meeting With Police Chiefs from Mass Shooting Towns, Milwaukee Police Chief Urges Gun Ownership, Berlusconi Praises Mussolini

President Obama will meet with police chiefs in Aurora, Oak Creek and Newtown, townswhere mass shootings occurred last year. Milwaukee’s police chief,meanwhile, explained in his latest PSA that when calling 911 isn’t enoughyou should get a gun. Iowa ... [Published REASON Online - Jan 28 2013]

Entities: Silvio Berlusconi, Milwaukee, Shooting, Barack Obama

First reported Jan 28 2013 - Updated Jan 28 2013 - 1 reports

POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: Monday, January 28, 2013

The CNN Washington Bureau’s morning speed read of the top stories making news from around the country and the world. Click on the headlines for more. WASHINGTON/POLITICAL CNN: A month of outrage later, Senate to vote on Sandy relief The Senate ... [Published CNN Political Ticker - Jan 28 2013]

Entities: Boeing Company, Mississippi River, Barack Obama, Anonymous group

First reported Jan 25 2013 - Updated Jan 25 2013 - 1 reports

This Week in the Civil War

This Week in The Civil War, for week of Sunday, Jan. 27: Confederate ironclads harass Union blockade of Charleston.Two Confederate ironclad rams, the CSS Palmetto State and the CSS Chicora, unleash a surprise assault Jan. 31, 1863, on Union forces blockading ... [Published South Carolina State - Jan 25 2013]

Entities: Vicksburg (Mississippi, United States), Civil War, Indianola (Mississippi, United States), Mississippi River, Marine Vessel

First reported Dec 21 2012 - Updated Dec 21 2012 - 1 reports

This Week in the Civil War

This Week in The Civil War, for week of Sunday, Dec. 23: A Confederate Christmas raid in Kentucky.This week 150 years ago in the Civil War, a Confederate cavalryman with a knack for raiding and disrupting Union rail and supply lines, embarked on his famed ... [Published South Carolina State - Dec 21 2012]

Entities: Civil War, Skirmisher, Vicksburg (Mississippi, United States)

First reported Dec 01 2012 - Updated Dec 01 2012 - 1 reports

Drought threatens Mississippi shipping

The bank of the Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Miss., erodes as the 2012 drought deepens. After months of drought, there are fears the river could become impassable to barges.ST. LOUIS - After months of drought, companies that ship grain and other ... [Published Philadelphia Inquirer - Dec 01 2012]

Entities: Drought, Mississippi River, Don Sweeney

First reported Nov 26 2012 - Updated Nov 26 2012 - 1 reports

Deals: Week of November 26, 2012

Celebrated bestselling graphic novelist Craig Thompson has signed to do his first childrens title. The author of Blankets (2003) and Habibi (2011) sold a full-color graphic novel called Space Dumplins to Scholastic. Agent PJ Mark at Janklow & Nesbit brokered ... [Published PublishersWeekly.com - Nov 26 2012]

Entities: Lynn Johnston, Craig Thompson, Vicksburg (Mississippi, United States)

Quotes

Nicholas Stern: "I got it wrong on climate change – it's far, far worse"

Drumbeat: January 28, 2013 [Published The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our... - Jan 28 2013]

...will go down "as one of the finest secretaries of state" as he sat next to her in their first joint interview Sunday night on CBS's "60 Minutes. "The main thing is I just wanted to have a chance to publicly say 'thank you,'" he said when asked why he wanted to do the interview with his former political foe

POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: Monday, January 28, 2013 [Published CNN Political Ticker - Jan 28 2013]

..."Yankee Army Stuck in the Mud," boasted one headline in the "Daily Constitutionalist" newspaper of Augusta, Ga. It added: "The Yankees were prevented from crossing the Rappahannock owing to the impassable conditions of the roads. Our correspondent says that it was impossible to draw an empty wagon through the dreadful mud. The whole army was stuck fast."

This Week in the Civil War [Published South Carolina State - Jan 25 2013]

...in both the city of Vicksburg and in the county as city crews are cleaning up the aftermath of a mudslide on Mission 66, a main artery in town. "The hill on that side has washed off, and it's blocking traffic on Mission" Elfer said. City crews have barricaded the area and are working to get the mud off the street, he said. At about 5:30 a.m...

Flash Flood - North-America - USA [Published RSOE EDIS - Emergency and Disaster Information - Jan 10 2013]

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Mississippi River barge backup shrinks, oil cle... [Published Water Conserve: News - Feb 01 2013]
Mississippi River barge backup shrinks, oil cle... [Published Reuters: Environment - Feb 01 2013]
Barge traffic resumes on Mississippi after oil ... [Published Trade Only Today - Jan 31 2013]
Portion of Mississippi River Remains Closed Aft... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Jan 31 2013]
Mississippi River barge backup tops 1,000 after... [Published Reuters: U.S. - Jan 30 2013]
Mississippi River barge backup tops 1,000 after... [Published Reuters: Environment - Jan 30 2013]
Mississippi River barge backup tops 1,000 after... [Published Water Conserve: News - Jan 30 2013]
Oil Spill Backs Up 800 Barges Along Mississippi... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Jan 30 2013]
Coast Guard: Damaged Barge Still Leaking Oil In... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Jan 28 2013]
More than 300 barges delayed by Mississippi Riv... [Published Reuters: U.S. - Jan 28 2013]
Coast Guard Responds to Barge, Bridge Collision [Published The Pentagon - YouTube Channel - Jan 28 2013]
Drumbeat: January 28, 2013 [Published The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our ... - Jan 28 2013]
January 28 News: Oil Spill On The Mississippi R... [Published Think Progress - Jan 28 2013]
A.M. Links: Obama Meeting With Police Chiefs fr... [Published REASON Online - Jan 28 2013]
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POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: Monday, January 28, 2013 [Published CNN Political Ticker - Jan 28 2013]
Crude oil spills into Mississippi River after o... [Published Reuters: Environment - Jan 27 2013]
Crude oil spills into Mississippi River after o... [Published Reuters: U.S. - Jan 27 2013]
Crude oil spills into Mississippi River after o... [Published Water Conserve: News - Jan 27 2013]
This Week in the Civil War [Published South Carolina State - Jan 25 2013]
Flash Flood - North-America - USA [Published RSOE EDIS - Emergency and Disaster Information - Jan 10 2013]
This Week in the Civil War [Published South Carolina State - Dec 21 2012]
Pinnacle Entertainment Buys Ameristar Casinos [Published PE Hub News - Dec 21 2012]
Drought threatens Mississippi shipping [Published Philadelphia Inquirer - Dec 01 2012]
Lawmakers Want Federal Emergency Declared Along... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Nov 29 2012]
Deals: Week of November 26, 2012 [Published PublishersWeekly.com - Nov 26 2012]
Riverwalk's Bras for Breast Cancer fundraiser a... [Published Casino City Times - Nov 13 2012]
This Week in the Civil War [Published South Carolina State - Nov 02 2012]
Riverwalk hosts 5th annual Bras for Breast Canc... [Published Casino City Times - Oct 30 2012]
Volunteers raise home, hope for 3 generations o... [Published Cincinnati Enquirer - Oct 21 2012]

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Portion of Mississippi River Remains Closed Aft... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Jan 31 2013] Photo USCG A 16-mile stretched of the lower Mississippi River near Vicksburg remained closed Wednesday as response crews scramble to clean up and contain an oil spill from a barge damaged after striking a bridge early Sunday morning. “Despite the ...
Oil Spill Backs Up 800 Barges Along Mississippi... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Jan 30 2013] Undated file photo of barges along the Mississippi River. Image: Shutterstock By Alan Bjerga Almost 800 barges are backed up in the southern portion of the Mississippi River while an oil spill is cleaned up, the U.S. Coast Guard said. Traffic has ...
Coast Guard: Damaged Barge Still Leaking Oil In... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Jan 28 2013] Nature’s Way Endeavor, image via Natures Way Marine NEW ORLEANS – A unified command continues to respond to a crude oil spill in the lower Mississippi River near mile marker 434 in Vicksburg, Miss., the U.S. Coast Guard said late Monday. As gCaptain ...
Drumbeat: January 28, 2013 [Published The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our ... - Jan 28 2013] Militants attack oil pipeline in Algeria, two dead ALGIERS (Reuters) - Suspected Islamist militantsattacked an oil pipeline in northern Algeria on Monday, killingtwo guards and wounding seven other people, a security sourcetold Reuters. The Djebahia ...
January 28 News: Oil Spill On The Mississippi R... [Published Think Progress - Jan 28 2013] The towboat Nature's Way Endeavor banks a barge against the western bank of the Mississippi River. (Eli Baylis / Vicksburg Post / January 27, 2013) There’s a new oil spill on the Mississippi River, after two oil barges collided with a bridge near ...

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Coast Guard Responds to Barge, Bridge Collision [Published The Pentagon - YouTube Channel - Jan 28 2013]