towboat tangling with bridge

  • Dave G
    Rochester, MN
    Posts: 631
    February 21, 2002 at 7:20 pm #1312995

    Here is an incredible sequence of pictures of a towboat tangling with bridge during high water. They look like real pictures – does anyone know if this really happened?

    http://home.attbi.com/~nwigen/TowBoat/towboat.htm

    PS: I don’t think our tiny fishing boats would fair as well as the big towboat did!

    Dave Gulczinski

    chappy
    Hastings, MN
    Posts: 4854
    February 21, 2002 at 8:33 pm #237621

    UNBELEIVABLE!!!!!

    Dean Marshall
    Chippewa Falls WI /Ramsey MN
    Posts: 5854
    February 21, 2002 at 9:36 pm #237625

    Real or not, it looks cool! Seems odd that the barge with coal made it under and the pile is still pretty high considering the water was over the guardrails on the bridge. Notice the two people on the barge before and after it went under the bridge????? Who knows. Neat pics though!! One other thing. Notice the clothes the people are wearing…..they look like like a wardrobe out of the 60’s. I am curious to know more about this.

    haywood04
    Winona, Minnesota
    Posts: 1073
    February 21, 2002 at 9:38 pm #237626

    WHOLLY S$?T

    Where and when did this happen?

    Are the crew ok?

    Unreal!

    theleadsled
    Washington, Ia.
    Posts: 231
    February 21, 2002 at 11:39 pm #237634

    holy cow! hard to swallow, but sure looks real

    bill_cadwell
    Rochester, Minnesota
    Posts: 12607
    February 21, 2002 at 11:40 pm #237636

    WOW!!! Where did you get those photos? The last 8 photos didn’t show when I looked at it. Hope thats not the new bigger boat you are buying! ha Thanks for showing it Dave. Bill

    todd_miller
    Houlton, WI.
    Posts: 244
    February 22, 2002 at 12:14 am #237640

    Wow! That would add some excitement to an otherwise ho hum day on the river moving barges. Hard to tell if they are real or not but still neat to look at.

    SNAKEYES
    Iowa
    Posts: 176
    February 22, 2002 at 12:42 am #237644

    Now hear this………Now hear this………This is your Captain speaking………it’s somebody else’s turn to drive the boat…….. while I change my shorts!!!!!!!!!

    theleadsled
    Washington, Ia.
    Posts: 231
    February 22, 2002 at 1:39 am #237651

    Some boats will do anything to get to that hot hole! Coming through!

    Dave Koonce
    Moderator
    Prairie du Chien Wi.
    Posts: 6946
    February 23, 2002 at 2:48 am #237701

    On the last pic there looks like there is a helocopter in the distance right behind the elect. wires . What a RUSH !!

    Fishnfuul
    White Bear Lake, Mn.
    Posts: 29
    February 24, 2002 at 3:20 pm #237744

    If you think that was a trick, you should see how the guy handles his Jet-ski!

    stillakid2
    Roberts, WI
    Posts: 4603
    February 28, 2002 at 11:39 pm #238049

    Look familiar anyone? LOL!

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