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Kimberly Johnson responded to barge grounding

The "John Cushner" and "Kimberly Johnson" responded to a report of a grounded barge on the Monongahela River, on Feb 22, 2013. The Coast Guard Port Pittsburgh closed the Monongahela River at mile marker 59.6 near the grounded "Francis J. Blank" and tows. The "Francis J. Blank" reported at approximately 6:45 a.m. that its lead coal barge of a three-barge tow reportedly struck bottom while transiting the river. The captain took action to prevent the barge from sinking by pushing the barge into the left descending river bank. The two tugs remained on scene, the River Salvage Company was employed to refloat the damaged barge by using a crane barge to offload coal onto a hopper barge. The expected time to re-open the river safe navigation was 8 p.m. or at the conclusion of salvage efforts. The Coast Guard was investigating the cause of the incident