Surging water from the Mississippi River led to a 2023 barge strike on a gate at Algiers Lock in New Orleans, the National Transportation Safety Board says, The NTSB found the surge
The Kitty pictured after the contact with the Algiers Lock gate. [Source: NTSB]
Surging water from the Mississippi River led to a 2023 barge strike on a gate at Algiers Lock in New Orleans, the National Transportation Safety Board says,
The NTSB found the surge was likely due to wake effects from deep draft ships transiting the Mississippi River adjacent to the Algiers Lock forebay during extremely low water conditions, which moved water in and out of the forebay and lock chamber, causing the vessels in those areas to surge.
The Algiers Lock connects the Mississippi River to a network of inland waterways. On July 4, 2023, the 68-foot towboat Kitty, built in 2000 and owned and operated by Enterprise Marine Services, LLC was pushing two loaded tank barges into the Algiers Lock during low water conditions.
The tow surged within the lock chamber and the lead barge struck one of the lock gates.
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