LJ Sullivan
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The LJ Sullivan is an American towboat that operates on the Mississipi River system.[1][2] She was built by Dravo Corporation, in Pittsburgh, in 1976.[3] She displaces 536 tons. She is operated by American Commercial Lines.[4]
References
- ↑ Ryan Haggerty (2012-12-26). "Barge traffic piles up as water levels fall on Mississippi: Drought has slowed river traffic in southern Illinois". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2013-01-01. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Farticles.chicagotribune.com%2F2012-12-26%2Fnews%2Fct-met-mississippi-river-water-level-20121226_1_barge-companies-water-levels-river-traffic&date=2013-01-01. Retrieved 2013-01-01. "Tim Cox was supposed to be steering an 800-foot string of barges through the twists and turns of the Mississippi River in southern Illinois last week, moving tons of grain and coal toward downstream ports."
- ↑ Ken Lieser Lee (2012-12-21). "Low water on Mississippi causes barge companies to lighten loads". Missouri Farmer Today. Archived from the original on 2013-01-01. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.webcitation.org%2Fquery%3Furl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Farticles.chicagotribune.com%252F2012-12-26%252Fnews%252Fct-met-mississippi-river-water-level-20121226_1_barge-companies-water-levels-river-traffic%26date%3D2013-01-01&date=2013-01-01. "Low water on Mississippi causes barge companies to lighten loads"
- ↑ "Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh PA - Ships/Boats". 2012-11-06. Archived from the original on 2013-01-01. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fshipbuildinghistory.com%2Fhistory%2Fshipyards%2F2large%2Finactive%2Fdravoboats.htm&date=2013-01-01. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
- ↑ "Working on the Mississippi River". St. Louis Dispatch. 2012-12-11. Archived from the original on 2013-01-01. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stltoday.com%2Fnews%2Fmultimedia%2Fworking-on-the-mississippi-river%2Fimage_773fad97-f2d1-5574-8eb0-918673bba4e5.html&date=2013-01-01. "...tighten wires that hold together barges of coal secured to the American Commercial Lines towboat L.J. Sullivan..."
