Uploaded April 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A pontoon boat broke its mooring lines in wild weather on Sunday April 14, 2019, in Lake Adger, NC. It drifted to the edge of the dam. North Carolina Wildlife officers hooked a winch to the boat on Tuesday, April 16, 2019, while their boat was tied to a tree. They were able to winch the pontoon boat to safety. Polk County Emergency Management asked Columbus Fire & Rescue to assist on April 15, 2019, and April 16, 2019, by taking drone footage of the pontoon boat teetering on the edge of the Lake Adger Dam which is also known as the Turner Shoals Dam.
The dam was built in 1925 at the confluence of the Turner Shoals and Green River in 1925 by John Adger's Blue Ridge Power. Today Northbrook Hydroelectric operates the dam which is leased from Polk County, NC. Lake Adger covers 438 acres and has 14 miles of shore line. It is a popular fishing spot in the mountains of western North Carolina.
The Polk County Fire Marshall also assisted with the retrieval of the vessel. Columbus Fire & Rescue gave media outlets permission to use their drone footage posted to their Facebook page.
We liked this article about the incident:
"Boat retrieved from Lake Adger Dam" By Leah Justice
tryondailybulletin.com/2019/04/16/boat-retrieved-from-lake-adger-dam
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A pontoon boat broke its mooring lines in wild weather on Sunday April 14, 2019, in Lake Adger, NC. It drifted to the edge of the dam. North Carolina Wildlife officers hooked a winch to the boat on Tuesday, April 16, 2019, while their boat was tied to a tree. They were able to winch the pontoon boat to safety. Polk County Emergency Management asked Columbus Fire & Rescue to assist on April 15, 2019, and April 16, 2019, by taking drone footage of the pontoon boat teetering on the edge of the Lake Adger Dam which is also known as the Turner Shoals Dam.
The dam was built in 1925 at the confluence of the Turner Shoals and Green River in 1925 by John Adger's Blue Ridge Power. Today Northbrook Hydroelectric operates the dam which is leased from Polk County, NC. Lake Adger covers 438 acres and has 14 miles of shore line. It is a popular fishing spot in the mountains of western North Carolina.
The Polk County Fire Marshall also assisted with the retrieval of the vessel. Columbus Fire & Rescue gave media outlets permission to use their drone footage posted to their Facebook page.
We liked this article about the incident:
"Boat retrieved from Lake Adger Dam" By Leah Justice
tryondailybulletin.com/2019/04/16/boat-retrieved-from-lake-adger-dam
The Slow Boat Sailing t-shirts and mug are at
teespring.com/slow-boat-sailing
teespring.com/slow-boat-sailing-mug
teespring.com/women-s-tee-slow-boat-sailing
Support the videos at
Patreon.com/slowboatsailing
On the Slow Boat Sailing Podcast Linus Wilson has interviewed the crew of Sailing SV Delos, WhiteSpotPirates (Untie the Lines), Chase the Story Sailing, Gone with the Wynns, MJ Sailing, Sailing Doodles, SV Prism, Sailing Miss Lone Star, and many others.
Get Linus Wilson’s bestselling sailing books:
Slow Boat to the Bahamas
amazon.com/dp/B018OUI1Q2
Slow Boat to Cuba
amazon.com/dp/B01MFFX9AG
gumroad.com/l/cubabook
and How to Sail Around the World-Part Time
amazon.com/dp/B01B0OFYNW
gumroad.com/l/sailing
have been #1 sailing ebook bestsellers on Amazon.
You can get the full audiobook of Sailing to Treasure Island by Captain John C. Voss. at
Patreon.com/slowboatsailing
SAILING TO TREASURE ISLAND: The Cruise of the XORA (Annotated) by Captain J.C. Voss
The paperback at
amazon.com/dp/1790302390
or
lulu.com/shop/captain-jc-voss/sailing-to-treasure-island-the-cruise-of-the-xora/paperback/product-23887731.html
or the eBook at
lulu.com/shop/captain-jc-voss/sailing-to-treasure-island-the-cruise-of-the-xora/ebook/product-23887490.html
or audiobook
audible.com/pd/B07LC35H18/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-136779&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_136779_rh_us
Get the paperback or eBook
Sailing the Ogre: The Log of a Woman Wanderer (Annotated)
by Mabel M. Stock
at
amazon.com/dp/B07MB8BF3C
or the audiobook at Patreon.com/slowboatsailing
or audible
audible.com/pd/B07N7LT2DQ/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-140980&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_140980_rh_us
Senior Associate Producer, Calvin Stuart Holt
Associate Producers Larry Wilson, Kevin Yager, and Rick Moore (SSL).
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