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Posted: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 3:20 pm | Updated: 9:22 am, Wed Jan 23, 2013.

Vessel Strikes Lock and Dam, Stops Barge Traffic Associated Press |

River traffic is halted near St. Louis after a vessel struck a lock and dam.

U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Colin Fogarty says the accident happened around 5 a.m. Tuesday at Lock and Dam 27 near Granite City, Ill., just north of St. Louis. No one was hurt but the lock and dam was damaged, forcing closure of the structure. Fogarty did not have information about what type of vessel collided with the lock and dam.

By late afternoon, 11 southbound and five northbound tows with a combined 87 barges were waiting to get through.

It wasn't immediately clear when the lock and dam would reopen.

Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.

© 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Posted in on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 3:20 pm. Updated: 9:22 am.

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