Random Mississippi River Towboats* 2

Now that my towboat v. tugboat terminology is corrected, I will post more Mississippi River photos in the next days.

The barges looked somewhat unusual.

Fortunately I caught it exiting lock 19 in Keokuk IA.

The two barges are Kirby 21853 and 21854.

The warning placard identified the cargo as anhydrous ammonia, which means pure ammonia.  Maybe someone out there has information on uses of this product besides fertilizer.   I also have questions about the temperature and pressure conditions for this product.

For some numbers on this 2016 Kirby boat, click here for the “Birk files.  

The livery on Kirby’s inland fleet and offshore fleet is the same;  boat design, however, is mostly different.

More towboats from the Upper Mississippi soon.

All photos, any errors, WVD.