Two rescued after fleet boat capsizes in Tennessee River

摘要

Two crewmen were rescued from the Tennessee River after their pushboat sank bow-first near the Kentucky Lock and Dam. The 1,000-hp Tom Bussler was upbound with no barges in tow when it sank at about 2200 on Jan. 7. The 55-footer went down inside the navigation channel at mile marker 15, about seven river miles north of the lock and dam. Crew aboard Wepfer Marine's fleet boat George Leavell responded to the sinking and pulled Tom Bussler's captain and deck hand from the chilly river. Both were taken to a nearby hospital as a precaution, according to Cmdr. Luis Carmona of Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Paducah (Ky).