VIDEO: Dredge Jadwin captain speaks on Mississippi River levels, dredging at Vicksburg

Published 4:09 pm Thursday, October 26, 2023

By Staff Reports

Jadwin is stationed in the Vicksburg district but services from Baton Rouge up to Memphis. (Photo by Hunter Cloud | Special to The Post)

Chuck Ashley, Captain of the dredge Jadwin, spoke in Vicksburg Wednesday as part of an open media tour of the vessel to honor its 90th birthday on Oct. 30.

See footage of the low levels and hear what Ashley had to say here:

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Video by Hunter Cloud | Special to The Vicksburg Post

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