Two FBI Employees Killed After Their Boat Collided With A Barge On The Ohio River

[Cooley Hurd]

http://gcaptain.com/two-fbi-employees-killed-boat-collision-barge-ohio-river/

The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating a fatal Thursday night collision between a towboat and a small pleasure craft on the Ohio River near Cincinnati that left two FBI employees dead.

The two people onboard the boat were killed when it allegedly struck a 600-foot barge being pushed by the towboat between Cincinnati and Newport, Kentucky. A statement from the FBI confirmed that those killed were FBI employees.

“It is with great sadness that we advise that two FBI employees were involved in a tragic accident late last night that claimed their lives,” the FBI said in a statement Friday.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Ohio River Valley received notification of the incident from the Bellvue-Dayton Fire Department, who conducted initial response efforts along with Cincinnati Fire Department and Newport Fire Department. The Coast Guard responded by issuing an urgent marine information broadcast to boaters and establishing a safety zone in the vicinity of the incident.

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1. That story leaves two obvious questions unanswered

1) Were the agents on duty when the collision happened?
2) If so, did they have an interest in the barge?

I don't expect an answer on the second question, but the fact that the story didn't mention that they were on vacation or something makes me wonder whether there's more to it. I suspect so.

Or it was just kind of sloppy reporting. Who knows.