The US Coast Guard is responding to a vessel fire on the lower Mississippi River near West Helena, Arkansas, Wednesday. As a result from the incident, the Coast Guard issued a waterway closure between mile marker 664 and mile marker 674 on the Mississippi River.
Namely, USCG Sector Lower Mississippi River watchstanders received a notification at 10:30 a.m. of a fire aboard the uninspected towing vessel ‘Jacob Kyle Rusthoven’ near mile marker 673 on the lower Mississippi River.
The Jacob Kyle Rusthoven was pushed to the Arkansas bank of the river where fire-fighting efforts continue. There is a reported 13,300 gallons of fuel onboard with no reports of pollution at this time.
The crew of the Jacob Kyle Rusthoven were reported safe.
