1BigDog Posted March 12, 2011 Share #1 Posted March 12, 2011 Collinsworth Among 83 Rescued From Ky. Eatery Seafood Eatery Breaks From Moorings, Drifts Downriver On Ohio River DAN SEWELL, Associated Press POSTED: Saturday, March 12, 2011 UPDATED: 3:11 pm EST March 12, 2011 http://www.news4jax.com/images/structures/misc/email_story_icon.gifEmail http://www.news4jax.com/images/structures/misc/print_story_icon.gifPrint http://www.news4jax.com/images/structures/misc/twitter_story_icon.gif http://www.news4jax.com/images/structures/misc/facebook_story_icon.gif http://www.news4jax.com/images/structures/misc/buzz_story_icon.gif http://www.news4jax.com/images/structures/misc/google_story_icon.gif http://www.news4jax.com/images/structures/misc/digg_story_icon.gif http://www.news4jax.com/images/structures/misc/reddit_story_icon.gif http://www.news4jax.com/images/structures/misc/delicious_story_icon.gif COVINGTON, Ky. -- Kathy Kinane and her husband walked into the upscale Waterfront restaurant on the Ohio River with a surprise for the manager: They wore snorkeling gear, a joking reference to the recent rain and rising water levels outside the eatery housed on a barge. After a laugh, the snorkeling equipment went back into their car, though they almost needed it. After finishing their meal Friday night, the Kinanes and 81 others found themselves floating downstream during the dinner rush when the restaurant broke from its moorings. It came to rest against a bridge about 100 feet downriver, and all on board had to be rescued, one at a time, with a makeshift gangplank of ladders and ropes. Women were rescued first, then the men. "We were joking about the river," Kathy Kinane told The Associated Press on Saturday morning. "Well, the joke's on us now." Officials said the hours-long 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 star Cris Collinsworth, Covington fire Capt. 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 $40 is the "Steak Collinsworth," along with other steaks and high-end entrees including lobster, sea bass and tuna. The restaurant is one of several on the river in Covington, just across from Cincinnati. Kinane and her husband, Bill - frequent patrons of the Waterfront - had arrived around 7:30 p.m. and listened to music for awhile before joining another couple at a table for dinner. They were finishing up around 10:15 when they felt an ominous bump. Kinane said her husband peered out the window and saw that the barge was moving with the fast-paced current. They had eaten there before with the water levels rising, but the boat had always remained in place. "That was not a good thing," she said. "We said, 'Let's get up and leave.'" However, they found a crowd near the exit. The walkway ramp had broken loose from shore, and the patrons had no way of getting off the barge. TV footage showed diners pacing aboard the boat as firefighters put together the makeshift bridge above the water, which was swirling with broken tree limbs and other debris. Kiely said several patrons had used cell phones to call for help. The power never went out, and tugboats and emergency crews arrived quickly, Kinane said. The barge started moving when a main cable came loose, leaving the remaining cables to handle more pressure than they could withstand, said Covington Fire Chief Chuck Norris. Surveliance footage shows a tall woman identified as Yama Mama leaving the scene on a 1999 RSV ridden by a hooded gent. She was seen tossing a pair of bolt cutters into the Ohio river while shouting "see you all in chat". A short red-headed accomplice made her getaway on foot. The barge came to rest against a bridge that spans the river, though the U.S. Coast Guard and other workers were still working 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 U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Rob Reinhart. The river was already at least 3 feet above flood stage, according to the National Weather Service. Traffic flowed normally across the bridge, and trains moved on an adjacent track uninterrupted. "If the bridge wasn't there it could have traveled down the river quite a ways," said Rob Carlisle, co-owner of C&B Marine of Covington, which had dispatched a towboat to help secure the restaurant's front end. The barge had come to a halt by the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge, one of several linking Cincinnati with northern Kentucky. Reinhart said the restaurant likely would be heavily damaged if it broke free again because the top of the barge stands higher than the bottom of the bridge. He said it would have been up to local authorities to order restaurants to close because of the high river levels, though it could not immediately be determined who would be responsible for that decision. Calls by the AP to restaurateur Jeff Ruby were not returned Saturday. He owns or operates several restaurants in Cincinnati and surrounding areas. Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Text Size Collinsworth Among 83 Rescued From Ky. Eatery Seafood Eatery Breaks From Moorings, Drifts Downriver On Ohio River DAN SEWELL, Associated Press POSTED: Saturday, March 12, 2011 UPDATED: 3:11 pm EST March 12, 2011 http://www.news4jax.com/images/structures/misc/email_story_icon.gifEmail http://www.news4jax.com/images/structures/misc/print_story_icon.gifPrint http://www.news4jax.com/images/structures/misc/twitter_story_icon.gif http://www.news4jax.com/images/structures/misc/facebook_story_icon.gif http://www.news4jax.com/images/structures/misc/buzz_story_icon.gif http://www.news4jax.com/images/structures/misc/google_story_icon.gif http://www.news4jax.com/images/structures/misc/digg_story_icon.gif http://www.news4jax.com/images/structures/misc/reddit_story_icon.gif http://www.news4jax.com/images/structures/misc/delicious_story_icon.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket Posted March 12, 2011 Share #2 Posted March 12, 2011 Surveliance footage shows a tall woman identified as Yama Mama leaving the scene on a 1999 RSV ridden by a hooded gent. She was seen tossing a pair of bolt cutters into the Ohio river while shouting "see you all in chat". A short red-headed accomplice made her getaway on foot. More likely by truck, unless it was parked nearby........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yammer Dan Posted March 12, 2011 Share #3 Posted March 12, 2011 All that food!!!:95: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini-muffin Posted March 12, 2011 Share #4 Posted March 12, 2011 If I were responsible for something like that (and I'm not saying I had anything to do with it) I'd be in the mustang. Much faster get away vehicle. Then again I could have always had the stud as my get away driver. Of course I wasn't anywhere near there. I got witnesses who will be paid handsomely to say whatever I tell them to. Now why oh why would Ruffy infer something like that about Yama mama and I I'll never know. Margaret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 13, 2011 Share #5 Posted March 13, 2011 Now why oh why would Ruffy infer something like that about Yama mama and I I'll never know. Margaret What? I just posted what I read in the paper. IM totally aghast at who was responsible and the inference you are leveling at me. Im so hurt and crushed.....no, wait, I cant use that one anymore. Tom will be suspicious...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini-muffin Posted March 13, 2011 Share #6 Posted March 13, 2011 Why was Tom involved and you just hid that part? Is this a conspiracy? Margaret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongobobny Posted March 13, 2011 Share #7 Posted March 13, 2011 Ya never know, Mini... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini-muffin Posted March 13, 2011 Share #8 Posted March 13, 2011 Ya never know, Mini... True. So what do you know Bob? :whistling:Did he call and tell ya? Did you all discuss this at your pizza get together? Give us hint Bob!!! Margaret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 13, 2011 Share #9 Posted March 13, 2011 Mums the word fellas....dont tell her anything........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini-muffin Posted March 13, 2011 Share #10 Posted March 13, 2011 That's ok I have my ways of making you talk. You just try and keep it quiet. I will find out. Margaret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongobobny Posted March 13, 2011 Share #11 Posted March 13, 2011 Mums the word fellas....dont tell her anything........ Uhhhh, was this the secret post to start the whole thing in motion?? Errrrr, never mind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yama Mama Posted March 14, 2011 Share #12 Posted March 14, 2011 In my defense, I would never even be near the river when it is flooding. Also we cannot afford to go to that restaurant, and thirdly I cannot swim. I do however carry bolt cutters just in case I need them. Of course in this case, swimming would not matter. Now I also know that Mini was not involved in this either, because she also cannot swim . So there. I plead our innocense. And Chris Collinsworth said to tell everyone hi. Yama Mama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini-muffin Posted March 14, 2011 Share #13 Posted March 14, 2011 I know some of their weaknesses Ruffy :whistling:won't be able to hold out long. :rotf::rotf::rotf::rotf::rotf::rotf: Margaret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 14, 2011 Share #14 Posted March 14, 2011 Ruffy who???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini-muffin Posted March 14, 2011 Share #15 Posted March 14, 2011 Like you don't know, Ruffy!!!! Margaret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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