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Camera location	38° 00′ 58.27″ N, 86° 11′ 51.24″ W	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	38.016186; -86.197567

Looking down from Matthew E. Welsh Bridge between Meade Co., Kentucky, and Harrison Co., Indiana
Towboat "Dakota Storm" upbound with a 13-barge tow consisting of 7 open hopper barges of aggregate, 2 empty open hopper barges and 4 empty covered hopper barges (including one alongside, or "on the hip")

Twin screw towboat "Dakota Storm" (USCG doc. # 282986, MMSI 366821510, length 120 feet, width 38 feet, GM 16-645E2 diesels [repowered in 1980], 3900 hp)
This boat was built in 1960 by Marine Welding and Repair Works, Greenville, Mississippi.
Originally "Gilda McCool", the boat was owned by Gilder McCool and J. W. Tarver, Greenville, and leased to several firms.
One of the operators was Inland Waterways, St. Louis, Missouri, which renamed her "Julie Ann" in 1969 and later bought the boat in 1971.
In 1973, the boat was sold to Nilo Barge Line, St. Louis.
In 1978, the boat was sold again and in 1981 renamed "Constance M. Igert" by Igert, Inc., Paducah, Kentucky.
In 1987, the boat was sold to Cherokee Barge Line, Paducah, and renamed "Dakota Storm".
In 1988, the boat was sold to Marquette Transportation Co., Paducah, and in 1989 renamed "Cindy L. Erickson".
In 1994, the boat was sold to Great Lakes Transport and Towing Co., West Nyack, New York, renamed "Pat Diccianni", and taken to the Hudson River.
In 1996, the boat was sold to Barker Boys Towing Co., Roslyn, N.Y.
In 2001, the boat was sold to Southern Towing Co., Memphis, Tennessee, and renamed "Robert Ingle".
Still in operation as of 2017

Ohio River mile 648
near Mauckport, Indiana
Oct. 1987
File # 87j093

35 mm Kodachrome slide
scanned with Plustek OpticFilm 7600i and Silverfast 8
edited with Picture Window 4

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