Evansville http://wkms.org en WW II Ship Returns to Home Port http://wkms.org/post/ww-ii-ship-returns-home-port <p>A World War II-era landing craft that spent two days stuck in Lake Barkley has arrived back to its Indiana home port. The LST 325 pulled into its Evansville dock Thursday after being freed just one day earlier. The ship’s captain says the ship was not damaged after being grounded for two days. The LST 325 was returning from a trip on the Cumberland River. The historic ship landed troops on the Normandy beaches in 1944, and is now a tourist attraction.</p> Fri, 05 Oct 2012 12:22:58 +0000 Whitney Jones and The Associated Press 22887 at http://wkms.org WW II Ship Returns to Home Port Salvage Expert at Site of LST 325 Grounding http://wkms.org/post/salvage-expert-site-lst-325-grounding <p>A salvage expert is surveying the site of a grounded World War II-era ship in Lake Barkley. U. S. Coast Guard Spokesman Lieutenant Dan McQuate says a salvage plan could be submitted today, depending on how complicated moving the ship will be. The U.S.S. LST 325 ran aground in shallow water Monday night after it left the navigation channel for unknown reasons. Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:06:28 +0000 Angela Hatton 22805 at http://wkms.org Salvage Expert at Site of LST 325 Grounding