Dredge keeps river traffic flowing
Thursday, September 6, 2001
NEW MADRID - The large boat sits in the Mississippi River, seemingly unmoving as the muddy water rolls by. The sound of the slapping of the waves is lost in the constant drone of the Ponchartrain's engines and the talk of the crew as they work day and night. While their work seems to keep them in one place, the crew knows it keeps the boats and barges plying the waters of the Mississippi moving.