SAFETY / MM 918.5 OHR (SMITHLAND L&D) / CLOSURE / SEC OV BNM 0188-24 /
SMITHLAND LOCK AND DAM, LOCATED AT MILE 918.5, OHIO RIVER HAS TEMPORARILY CEASED LOCKING OPERATIONS AS A RESULT OF MULTIPLE BARGES BEING STUCK IN THE LOCK CHAMBER. ALL MARINE TRAFFIC IS REQUESTED TO TAKE DIRECTION FROM THE SMITHLAND LOCK & DAM OPERATOR ON VHF-FM CH. 13.
