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DATE: July 09, 2008 15:42:47 CST

Office of External Affairs
U.S. Coast Guard

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Press Release

Date: July 09, 2008

Contact:  LCDR Tim Whalen            (314) 269-2568

COAST GUARD REOPENS RIVER TO RECREATIONAL VESSEL TRAFFIC

ST. LOUIS -  Due to improved conditions the Coast Guard has lifted the previous high water restrictions effecting recreational vessel traffic.  

The restrictions being removed are those which prohibited recreational vessel traffic on the Upper Mississipi River between mile markers 168.7 (Jefferson Barracks Bridge) and 301.2 (Lock & Dam 22), the Illinois River between mile markers 0 and 24, and the Kaskaskia River between mile marker 0 and 21.

For the most up-to-date information regarding river closures on these rivers, vessel operators should monitor the Coast Guard's daily marine information broadcasts at 3:00 AM, 8:00 AM, 3:00 PM, and 9:00 PM.

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