CADIZ, Ky. — UPDATE 7/16/2021 - (AP) - The U.S. Coast Guard says a riverboat that had been stuck in Lake Barkley in Kentucky for more than a week has been freed.
American Cruise Lines says its American Jazz became stuck on a sandbar last week while on a seven-night cruise between Memphis and Nashville, Tennessee.
Lt. Phillip Baxter of the Coast Guard in Paducah says the boat was left in full reverse for about three hours Friday while a towing vessel pushed on it.
After taking a break, the boat worked itself free around 3:20 p.m.
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(AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard said operations to dislodge a grounded riverboat in Lake Barkley in Kentucky were scheduled to begin Friday.
American Cruise Lines said its riverboat, American Jazz, became stuck on a sandbar last week while on a seven-night cruise between Memphis and Nashville, Tennessee.
The boat was carrying 120 passengers and 54 crew members. The passengers were moved off the ship and transported to a Nashville hotel on July 9.
The boat was not damaged.
The Coast Guard said a safety zone remains in effect from mile marker 61.5 to mile marker 63.5 on the Cumberland River as crews work to unground the vessel.
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7/10/2021 - Passengers were rescued after a riverboat cruising between Memphis and Nashville became stuck on a sandbar in Lake Barkley in Kentucky.
American Cruise Lines says the modern riverboat American Jazz was being assisted off the sandbar Thursday. The company says the small boat has not been damaged.
The U.S. Coast Guard says the boat was carrying 120 passengers and 54 crew members. The agency says it sent a boat crew and marine investigator to the scene near Canton, Kentucky. The Coast Guard says it is working with the company to figure out how to dislodge the boat.
The boat was on a seven-night cruise, which was expected to continue with a few schedule adjustments.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.