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Tug accident in Chicago canal

The Coast Guard received a distress call in the early morning of July 28 from a tugboat after an accident in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

Six crewmembers safely evacuated the tugboat Dale White after it struck a submerged object while it was passing near the Hannah Marine Corporation Wharf and Barge in Lemont, said a Coast Guard spokesman. The tug was hauling an empty barge.

Three other vessels assisted in holding the tug against a wall while water was being discharged from it.

No injuries were reported.

Source: WBBM

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