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Tug crew recovered crew of sinking tug

The "Miranda Paige" took off the crew of four of the tug "Jim Marko", 140 ts, when it sank in St. Louis north of the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge on the Mississippi on July 1, 2014. The rescued were transferred onto the "John F. Walker" who took them to shore. The St. Louis Fire Department responded to the sinking with marine units. Officials used sonar to find the sinking site some 100 feet north of the bridge and 100 feet off the Illinois river bank. The vessel sank with a reported 10,000 gallons of diesel fuel aboard. The "Jim Marko" is a 70 foot tug owned by Osage Marine, Inc. The Mississippi River was timewise closed between lock and dam 27 and the Eads Bridge. Pollution responders from Sector Upper Mississippi and the St. Louis Fire Department were on scene. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the St. Louis Metro Air Support Unit also responded. Due to high water and rapid currents in the port of St. Louis, the Coast Guard says salvage of the vessel will be delayed until river conditions were safe to do so. Reports with photos: http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2014/07/01/stan-musial-bridge-sinking-tugboat-rescue/11907933/ http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyrft/2014/07/four_rescued_from_sinking_tugboat_in_mississippi_river_near_stan_musial_bridge.php