Editor’s Note: Media planning to attend should RSVP no later than 5 p.m. Sept. 14, 2026, by contacting Lt. Connor Sullivan, Sector Ohio Valley, at (502) 779-5340.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Coast Guard, local, county and state agencies will conduct law enforcement drills on the Ohio River in the Port of Louisville, Wednesday.
WHAT: The Coast Guard, state and local first responders will conduct law enforcement drills with a commercial towing and passenger vessel on the Ohio River.
WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to noon.
WHERE: Law enforcement drills will take place on the Ohio River between mile markers 598 and 604.
WHO: Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources; Indiana Department of Natural Resources; Indiana State Police; Kentucky State Police; Louisville Metro Police Department; Louisville Fire Department; Jeffersonville Police and Fire Departments; Anchorage-Middletown Fire and EMS; Pleasure Ridge Park Fire Department; and New Albany Fire Department.
The purpose of the drills is to enhance maritime incident response for law enforcement and fire/rescue agency personnel who may respond to a maritime incident occurring in the Ohio River region.
The drills include a wide range of boat tactics and emergency response procedures. Multiple agency responder boats displaying flashing lights will operate near a towing vessel pushing barges between Ohio River mile markers 598 and 604 and near the Louisville waterfront wharf and passenger vessels.
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