USCG video confirmed riverboat afloat after being ungrounded
The Lake Barkley Grounding Unified Command experiences that on Friday it efficiently ungrounded the riverboat American Jazz that had been caught on a sandbar close to Barkley Bridge on Lake Barkley, Ky., since July 8.
The passengers had been safely transferred from the vessel the earlier Friday.
The unified command experiences that, at 3:22 p.m., salvage crews and the riverboat crew have been in a position to free the riverboat from being grounded by utilizing a mixture of a tug and barge setup together with the ship’s propulsion.
“Thanks to the amazing support of American Cruise Lines, the state of Kentucky, Trigg County Emergency Management, Donjon-SMIT and the residents of Trigg County the American Jazz was removed today and was found fit for service on the Cumberland River,” mentioned Cmdr. Jennifer Andrew, federal on-scene coordinator for the unified command.
The reason for the incident is beneath investigation.
A video posted by ABC 2 offers some insights into what made the ungrounding of the vessel so tough,
