by Guest » August 6, 2022, 11:52 am
Newspaper articles state that two Coast Guard vessels and three commercial tugs tried for three days to free her. She was stuck from Saturday morning, April 13 until Tuesday morning, April 16. It was stated that the vessels were hampered in their attempt to free her by sometimes gale force winds, which finally abated somewhat Monday. Weather charts from the period show a low passing just south, over Milwaukee, Sunday morning, with northeast winds, visibility of one-eighth mile in rain, and pressure dropping to 948 mb!
Newspaper articles state that [i]two[/i] Coast Guard vessels and three commercial tugs tried for three days to free her. She was stuck from Saturday morning, April 13 until Tuesday morning, April 16. It was stated that the vessels were hampered in their attempt to free her by sometimes gale force winds, which finally abated somewhat Monday. Weather charts from the period show a low passing just south, over Milwaukee, Sunday morning, with northeast winds, visibility of one-eighth mile in rain, and pressure dropping to 948 mb!