On July 12, 2021, about 0323 local time, the bulk carrier Jalma Topic was transiting upriver on the Lower Mississippi River near New Orleans, Louisiana (mile 93.5), when it lost steering and struck a barge with an office accommodation structure on the bank.1 None of the 3 persons on the office barge or 20 persons (19 crew and a pilot) on the Jalma Topic were injured. The office barge and moorings sustained damages estimated at $6 million. The bow of the Jalma Topic sustained an estimated $215,000 in damages. No pollution or injuries were reported.
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