Crane on barge raises sunken Harbor Seagull from Kinnickinnic River
The Port of Milwaukee s workboat unexpectedly sank early Monday morning. Share Updated: 5:10 PM CST Feb 23, 2021
Crane on barge raises sunken Harbor Seagull from Kinnickinnic River
The Port of Milwaukee s workboat unexpectedly sank early Monday morning. Share Updated: 5:10 PM CST Feb 23, 2021
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Show Transcript IT TOOK SEVERAL HOURS, A MASSIVE CRANE, AND A TEAM OF DIVERS TO RAISE THE SUNKEN HARBOR SEAGULL. NEWS CHOPPER 12 CAPTURED THE SCENE AS IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE SURFACE. WE WERE ABLE TO PUT THE CRANE CHAINS ATTACHED TO THE FRONT OF THE BOAT, THE BACK OF THE BOAT, AND SLOWLY LIFT IT. JERRY GUYER HAS BEEN OVERSEEING UNDERWATER SALVAGE OPERATIONS IN THE MILWAUKEE HARBOR FOR 57 YEARS. WHAT DID YOUR DIVERS SEE ON THAT BOAT WHEN THEY WERE DOWN THERE? WELL, VERY LITTLE BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN STIRRED UP. NEAR THAT CORNER IT’S PRETTY SILTED IN, SO THE BOAT WAS LITE