Rescue crews had to spring into action Saturday morning when a crew from Louisville wound up capsized in the Tennessee River.
According to Lt. Dusty Rose with the Chattanooga Fire Department, two 9-person boats collided at around 9 a.m., knocking one of the boats into a buoy.
Upon hitting the buoy, the boat from the Louisville Rowing Club (Louisville, Ky.,) became swamped with water, putting all nine rowers into the water.
The Chattanooga Fire Department fireboat immediately responded to assist the crew members, who were now in the cold water.
The crew of the fireboat - Lt. Rose and Senior Firefighters Dale Aslinger and Tim Waters - were able to safely remove the wet rowers from the water and take them to shore.
Once on shore, they were checked by Hamilton County EMS personnel. No injuries were reported.
The boat that became swamped was successfully towed to the shore by Volunteer State Water Rescue.
- Photo2 by Lawson Whitaker