ICE - GONE IN 60 SECONDS WITH 62 MPH WINDS - - BOATS BREAK LOOSE-

Today began with relative warm temperatures around 50 deg.  Major part of the lake was still frozen over with rotting and thinning ice from the warm winds of yesterday - - then around lunch time - the wind kicked up and all hell broke loose - - it was ROCK & ROLL!   Suddenly in less than a 1/2 hour the ice was gone from main channel and nothing but white caps and spray could be seen.  At 2:55 p.m. Water Patrol contacted us about a 23ft Sea Ray broken loose near 5 mm and was banging against docks and caught in cables.  Officer said it had grounded, but was going to get beat up - - SOOO, Myself and Tim McNitt launched TowBoat and headed out - - for a little cruise - Our local "Weather Bug was reporting gusts up to 62 MPH.

Arrive on scene to find SR nose against Sea Wall and stern
jammed against dock and under cables

TIM MCNITT ATTACHING TOW LINE TO BOW

IN TOW FOR RAMP

SAFELY OUT OF THE WATER - - BANGED UP A BIT
HEADED OUT FOR BASS BOAT

FLOATING PARTIALLY SUBMERGED, THIS BASS BOAT HAD
BEEN PICKED UP OFF IT'S LIFT BY WIND AND THROWN IN TO WATER -
OWNER WAS ABLE TO GET LINE ON IT QUICKLY, BUT IT WAS GETTING
BEAT UP BAD AND SINKING -

HEADED TO LIFT TO GET THE LITTLE BASS BOAT OUT OF THE WATER
(Another Beautiful day at the Office)

The Bass Boat was tore up pretty bad.  It was safely out of the water @ 6:00 p.m. and headed to holding lot - - AFTER BEING FROZE IN FOR A FEW WEEKS - - IT WAS GOOD TO GET BACK TO WORK!!