Mississippi River Flood 2011 Barges battling the current at Vicksburg

[jimmy34085]

he done a dam good job of manuvering thru it

[warfl4g]

it's like the ultimate drift in slow motion...

[chamblizi]

@warfl4g XFFFFFFD!

[eosrk]

I know the first boat was a 10-5 or what I call a 10-5 over...10,500 hp or more...and the other one probably has 2000-4000 hp, and had to back awhile before driving it.....

[eosrk]

that's the hairy point there on the Lower....you moving good thru there on high water...no room for error at all

[samuelgordonelliott]

CRAZY highwater this year. I spent most of it between Baton Rouge and mi 184 LM.

[doughesson]

The USCG marine broadcasts still advise that a towing vessels needs to have at least 300 hp per barge for a maximum of 25 barges if the boat is under 6500HP & to request an assist tug if they cannot maintain a speed of 3mph over ground when approaching the bridges @ Greenville & Memphis. That river is "Cooling through dere" as a pilot I once decked for would have said.

[doughesson]

The USCG marine broadcasts still advise that a towing vessels needs to have at least 300 hp per barge for a maximum of 25 barges if the boat is under 6500HP & to request an assist tug if they cannot maintain a speed of 3mph over ground when apporaching the bridges @ Greenville & Memphis. That river is "Cooling through dere" as a pilot I once decked for would have said.

[cvic13]

The current is swift there.It set us hard towards the port pier when we went thru it. The hardest I've ever seen it.