Floating restaurant breaks moorings
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March 14, 2011, Monday
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KATHY Kinane and her husband walked into the upscale Waterfront restaurant wearing snorkeling gear, a joking reference to the recent rain and rising water levels outside the eatery housed on a barge.
They almost needed it. The Kinanes and 81 others found themselves floating downstream on the Ohio River in Covington, Kentucky, the United States, during the dinner rush on Friday night when the restaurant broke from its moorings. All had to be rescued one by one with a makeshift gangplank of ladders and ropes after the boat came to rest against a bridge 30 meters down river.
"We were joking about the river," Kathy Kinane said on Saturday morning. "Well, the joke's on us now."
Officials said the rescue was orderly and calm. One patron would climb down the gangplank wearing a life jacket, which would then be sent back up for the next person. Kathy Kinane said she had to take off her heels to make her way down. Among those rescued was former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Cris Collinsworth, Fire Captain Chris Kiely said.
Collinsworth, a pro football commentator for NBC, has long been associated with Waterfront owner and restaurateur Jeff Ruby. On the Waterfront's menu for US$40 is the "Steak Collinsworth," along with other steaks and high-end entrees including lobster, sea bass and tuna.
Kiely said several patrons had used cell phones to call for help. According to Kathy, the power never went out, and tugboats and emergency crews arrived quickly.
The barge started moving when a main cable came loose, leaving the remaining cables to handle more pressure than they could withstand, said Fire Chief Chuck Norris.
The barge came to rest against a bridge that spans the river, though the US Coast Guard and other workers were still working on Saturday to keep the boat secure until it could be towed back to its proper place. The Coast Guard and other boats worked to keep the restaurant in place until it could be moved - and it was unclear when that would happen, said US Coast Guard Lieutenant Rob Reinhart.
They almost needed it. The Kinanes and 81 others found themselves floating downstream on the Ohio River in Covington, Kentucky, the United States, during the dinner rush on Friday night when the restaurant broke from its moorings. All had to be rescued one by one with a makeshift gangplank of ladders and ropes after the boat came to rest against a bridge 30 meters down river.
"We were joking about the river," Kathy Kinane said on Saturday morning. "Well, the joke's on us now."
Officials said the rescue was orderly and calm. One patron would climb down the gangplank wearing a life jacket, which would then be sent back up for the next person. Kathy Kinane said she had to take off her heels to make her way down. Among those rescued was former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Cris Collinsworth, Fire Captain Chris Kiely said.
Collinsworth, a pro football commentator for NBC, has long been associated with Waterfront owner and restaurateur Jeff Ruby. On the Waterfront's menu for US$40 is the "Steak Collinsworth," along with other steaks and high-end entrees including lobster, sea bass and tuna.
Kiely said several patrons had used cell phones to call for help. According to Kathy, the power never went out, and tugboats and emergency crews arrived quickly.
The barge started moving when a main cable came loose, leaving the remaining cables to handle more pressure than they could withstand, said Fire Chief Chuck Norris.
The barge came to rest against a bridge that spans the river, though the US Coast Guard and other workers were still working on Saturday to keep the boat secure until it could be towed back to its proper place. The Coast Guard and other boats worked to keep the restaurant in place until it could be moved - and it was unclear when that would happen, said US Coast Guard Lieutenant Rob Reinhart.
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