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High water makes Mississippi dangerous to navigate
experienced river pilots like Travis Morace report the Mississippi at historic heights has created a dangerous, debris filled current from Vidalia to Natchez. Barges broke loose near Baton Rouge, three sank, Coast Guard closed river segments, and steamboat and port operations reel from scaled traffic and higher costs.
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Baton Rouge
Travis Morace
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
America
Morace
Bettye M. Jenkins
Vidalia
Natchez
Miss
Coast Guard
Jerry Batson
Gladys Batson
Batson
Vidalia-Natchez
Bill Wilson
New Orleans
Wilson
Missouri
Ohio
Army Corps of Engineers
Bonnet Carre
Carla Jenkins