NewsAugust 10, 2012

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' towboat M/V Mississippi was docked for tours Friday, Aug. 10 at the Cape Girardeau riverfront.

FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
The Motor Vessel Mississippi of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is docked at the Cape Girardeau riverfront Friday, Aug. 10, 2012.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com The Motor Vessel Mississippi of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is docked at the Cape Girardeau riverfront Friday, Aug. 10, 2012.
A view outside the pilot house of the Motor Vessel Mississippi at the Cape Girardeau riverfront.
A view outside the pilot house of the Motor Vessel Mississippi at the Cape Girardeau riverfront.
A family walks along the Cape Girardeau riverfront where the Motor Vessel Mississippi was docked for tours.
A family walks along the Cape Girardeau riverfront where the Motor Vessel Mississippi was docked for tours.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
Common Pleas Courthouse is viewed through the Themis Street floodgate Friday, Aug. 10, 2012 from the Motor Vessel Mississippi. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' towboat was docked for tours.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Common Pleas Courthouse is viewed through the Themis Street floodgate Friday, Aug. 10, 2012 from the Motor Vessel Mississippi. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' towboat was docked for tours.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
With the low river level, barges with lighter loads are transported up the river at Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com With the low river level, barges with lighter loads are transported up the river at Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
Megan Keesee of Jackson walks with Champ, her German shepherd/border collie mix, Friday, Aug. 10, 2012 along the Cape Girardeau riverfront.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Megan Keesee of Jackson walks with Champ, her German shepherd/border collie mix, Friday, Aug. 10, 2012 along the Cape Girardeau riverfront.
A group finishes a tour of the Motor Vessel Mississippi.
A group finishes a tour of the Motor Vessel Mississippi.
Jason Floyd, left, an engineer-technician with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, shows a model of sediment transport on the river to Kurt Schilligo of Cape Girardeau.
Jason Floyd, left, an engineer-technician with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, shows a model of sediment transport on the river to Kurt Schilligo of Cape Girardeau.
Motor Vessel Mississippi pilot Lee Hendrix explains the equipment in the pilot house.
Motor Vessel Mississippi pilot Lee Hendrix explains the equipment in the pilot house.
Chief engineer Mike Buie explains the engineering control room on the Motor Vessel Mississippi.
Chief engineer Mike Buie explains the engineering control room on the Motor Vessel Mississippi.
The engine room on the Motor Vessel Mississippi.
The engine room on the Motor Vessel Mississippi.
One of the displays aboard the Motor Vessel Mississippi.
One of the displays aboard the Motor Vessel Mississippi.
One of the 22 staterooms on the Motor Vessel Mississippi.
One of the 22 staterooms on the Motor Vessel Mississippi.
A view from the top level of the Motor Vessel Mississippi at the Cape Girardeau riverfront.
A view from the top level of the Motor Vessel Mississippi at the Cape Girardeau riverfront.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' towboat M/V Mississippi was docked for tours Friday, Aug. 10 at the Cape Girardeau riverfront.

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