A shipwreck has emerged along the banks of the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as water levels plummet — threatening to reach record lows in some areas.
“Eventually the river will come back up and will go back underwater,” said Chip McGimsey, the Louisiana state archeologist, who has been surveying the wreck during the past two weeks. “That’s part of the reason for making the big effort to document it this time — cause she may not be there the next time.”
"At that time the vessel was completely full of mud and there was mud all around it so only the very tip tops of the sides were visible, so really didn’t see much other. They had to move a lot of dirt just to get some narrow windows in to see bits and pieces,” McGimsey said. McGimsey expects more discoveries as water levels continue to fall, having already received calls about two more possible shipwrecks.
— causing barges to get stuck in mud and sand, leading to waterway restrictions from the Coast Guard and disrupting river travel for shippers, recreational boaters and passengers on a cruise line.— its lowest level since 2012.
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