SHANGRALA'S
ROLLIN'
ON
THE
RIVER!
Here's something you don't see every day! Enjoy! :)
Welcome, Come On In! We're going back in time to either late 1978 or early 1979.
The river is the Tombigbee River and this happened to be the record high water
ever for that area. The towboat you will see coming down on the Old Rooster Bridge is the Motor Vessel Cahaba owned by Warrior Gulf Navigation out of Mobile,
Alabama. At the "sticks" or helm is Captain Jimmie Wilkerson, a long time river pilot.
The towboat is approaching the bridge
with barges loaded with coal.
This frame gives you an idea of how fast the river
is running, obviously at or near flood stage.
The tug has released the barges. He is backing as
hard as possible to try and avoid a collision
with the bridge.
He can't back down enough against the current!
LOOK at the Nutty people standing on the Bridge!
Uh Oh! The current has swung
the boat around sideways!
The captain thinks maybe something isn't quite right.
All the people have fled from the bridge.
The boss is going to be REAL mad!
Uh...Boss? Do we have flood insurance on this boat?
The Tug is actually going under the bridge!!
Uh....Boss? You ain't gonna believe what we just did!
The Tug came out on the other side of the bridge!!
She's low, but the flag is still flying.
The wheelhouse door and the door in the second deck
are now open. Look close at the bottom right hand
sife of the picture and you will see that the
bridge guardrail is underwater.
Look at the water pouring out of the second
deck doorway. The working deck is still
underwater, but rising.
This company that built the Tug should get
the government contract to build our battle
ships. (And cruisers like the Titanic)
Notice anything unusual? Look at the smoke
coming from the exhausts. It's still running!
Notice the prop wash at the rear of the tug.
The boat is upright and back under power.
Just Another Day
Rollin' On The River!
Do You Suppose
Captain Jimmy had
to change his pants
after all that?
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