The Coast Guard responded to three vessels that sunk on the Illinois River near Hardin, Ill., Sunday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Upper Mississippi River received a report Friday of three tugboats and a deck barge that were tied together and began taking on water at mile marker 21 on the Illinois River.
The sinking tugboats are holding approximately 4,850 gals. of diesel and oil.
Sector Upper Mississippi River dispatched personnel to work with the tugboat company to minimize potential...