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Ludlow Bromley Yacht Club: See ya on land until river operations resume

The Ludlow Bromley Yacht Club says on Facebook  that it hopes to open across the street at The Lagoon Saloon in Ludlow this summer "with some big changes outside" as it works to resume operations on the Ohio River.

Before a barge slammed into the yacht club last October and the novel coronavirus shuttered much of the country, it had planned to kick off its 2020 season on April 23.

With that not being an option, the club said on Facebook, it has made plans to operate at The Lagoon Saloon at 859 Elm St.

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Once coronavirus-related lockdowns and closures are lifted, yacht club customers will be able to tie up at transit docks at the club and walk across the street to the saloon.

"While it is with a heavy heart and hard to imagine not being able to have the 24th LBYC season this year we look forward to opening the LAGOON as soon as mandates are lifted and seeing everyone with a very large outside area to spread out in," the yacht club said on Facebook.

"We will continue working on getting LBYC made whole and with any luck that mess along with COVID-19 can be put behind us soon.

"You may even see STEAK NIGHT, CHOP NIGHT and RIB NIGHT until we can get back on the river," the club said.

The yacht club’s restaurant and marina were ripped in half by the barge last year.

The U.S. Coast Guard concluded after an investigation that a person on the barge fell asleep at the controls.

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The owners of the Ludlow Bromley Yacht Club said they will be back after the restaurant and marina were destroyed by a barge crash last week, according to a post on the restaurants Facebook page.

The iconic yacht club is a total loss after a barge slammed into the riverfront bar and restaurant Wednesday, U.S. Coast Guard officials said.

The barge slammed into the structure, obliterating the popular Northern Kentucky eatery and marina, located at 860 Elm St. along the banks of the Ohio River.

"The barge was heading northbound on the river, upstream, and at 6:05 am., something happened, and it collided with the Ludlow Bromley Yacht Club," said Coast Guard Lt. Jim Brendel.

A large portion of the restaurant slowly sank into the river while the other half was being dragged upriver by the barge.

The barge, carrying mostly gravel, slammed into the structure while coming upriver.

Authorities are not speculating on what caused the crash, but said the massive barge slammed into the restaurant while failing to turn along the riverfront.

After the crash, the barge took part of the restaurant with it upriver, dragging it about a half-mile. The barge itself was not damaged.

Debris from the collision is scattered throughout the area, and crews are working to clean up.

Several boats were also set adrift, as the restaurant and marina also provided docking space. Officials said six boats at the yacht club have been separated from the dock and are adrift on the river due to the crash. Officials said they found three sunken boats on sonar.

"LBYC has been our paradise sanctuary for 23 great seasons and we are so sad to watch it be destroyed in five minutes," owners Steve and Andrea Gott said in a Facebook post. "However, with the support of our family, friends, and loyal customers we are keeping our heads up while we continue to make progress in the cleanup process."

The Gotts said the support and help from local agencies during the clean up process has been humbling.

We would like to give a huge thank you to all of the crew from local fire departments and police departments, the American Red Cross, the US Coast Guard, Local Environmental Management, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife, Homeland Security and all other state and local authorities for the ongoing hours since the incident occurred," the Gotts said in the post.

The Gotts said despite having their hands full with the yacht club, they will be opening the Lagoon Saloon on Tuesday for lunch.

"While the future for LBYC remains unclear and there are a lot of challenges to face, all I can say is thanks from the bottom of our hearts & I WILL BE BACK," the Gotts said on Facebook.

The cause of the accident leaves dozens of questions. Among them is how a barge ended up so close to the riverbank.

Officials with the Coast Guard and the Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife said they are questioning the captain.

PD: Ludlow Bromley Yacht Club ‘total loss’ after barge crash

LUDLOW, Ky. — Server Kelly Gannon watched as parts of the beloved Ludlow Bromley Yacht Club sank into the Ohio River Wednesday morning.

The Ludlow staple is a total loss after a barge slammed into it at about 6 a.m., according to Chief Scott Smith. One person was aboard the barge when it crashed; no one was injured. Smith said the kitchen was sinking by Wednesday morning. Tables, bars and refrigerators were also starting to go underwater.

Gannon said the Yacht Club is much more than a floating bar and restaurant — to her, it’s home. The joint reminds her of her mother, who passed away last year.

“She loved coming down here and eating with my dad and everything ... so it’s memories, a lot of memories,” Gannon said.

It's not yet clear how the crash happened; the impact nearly split the bar and restaurant in half and sent six boats adrift in the river.

The popular spot bumps to live music and large crowds on the weekends. Smith said he recognizes the crash could have been much worse.

Daylight reveals damage at @Ludlow_Bromley Yacht Club after a barge slammed into the marina earlier this morning. One person was on the barge, and one person was on a boat that was hit, but no one was injured. https://t.co/MkqQDJv77N Photos | @jasmineminortv @WCPO pic.twitter.com/pVJHFLK5qu — Abby Anstead (@AbbyAnstead) October 2, 2019

“A Thursday night, a Friday night, a Saturday night, it would've been — it would’ve been a major problem,” Smith said.

Had the crash happened 45 minutes later, crews would have been opening the restaurant for the day, Smith said.

Gannon said she is devastated that the Ludlow Bromley Yacht Club might be gone for good.

"Next couple of weeks, I think they are getting ready to end their season down here, but shouldn’t have to go out like this,” Gannon said.

Bromley Mayor Mike Denham is ready to do whatever he can to keep the business alive, he said Wednesday night after a city council meeting.

His city comprises only a few hundred people and sports no bars of its own. Ludlow is home to a little under 5,000. According to Denham, the Yacht Club connected and bolstered both small communities.

“I hope to God that Steve has enough energy to bring it back,” he said, referring to club owner Steve Gott. “If that don’t come back, we’re losing something precious that either Ludlow or Bromely hasn’t had.”

Gott did not immediately respond to reporters’ requests for comment about the future of his sunken business

The Coast Guard is investigating the crash.

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Unclear future for Ludlow Bromley Yacht Club

CINCINNATI (FOX19) -The future of the Ludlow Bromley Yacht Club is still up in the air, but the owners are looking forward to opening the Lagoon Saloon for the season.

In a Facebook post, owners Steve and Andrea Gott said they will be opening the Lagoon Saloon Tuesday for lunch.

It is located in Ludlow right across the street from Ludlow Bromley Yacht Club.

The owners took a hit Wednesday when a barge hit the yacht club.

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The crash caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage to the yacht club.

U.S. Coast Guard Supervisor Lt. Jim Brendel said investigations like this could take weeks or months.

Despite the challenges that they face, they remain hopeful.

In post, they thanked several people for their efforts in the aftermath of the incident.

The Lagoon Saloon will open Tuesday at 11 a.m.

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LUDLOW, Ky. — The Ohio River was given the all-clear to reopen to traffic around 7:30 Thursday night, according to Coast Guard Petty Officer Jordan Turner.

Cleanup efforts by local Coast Guard took more than 24 hours to complete as crews worked to move submerged metal debris that might damage watercraft passing through the area.

Officials said their crews worked as quickly as they could, but the effort was slow going because their primary focus was safety.

The Ludlow Bromley Yacht Club was destroyed after a barge crashed into it just after six Wednesday Morning. The floating restaurant and bar was deemed a total loss.

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Towboat crew offers insight into possible reasons for barge collision with yacht club

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LUDLOW, Ky. (WKRC) - The barge that crushed the Ludlow Bromley Yacht Club last week is now back in service. There are still unanswered questions, though, about the collision. So, Local 12 hopped aboard a towboat heading up the Ohio River searching for possible answers.

"We'll go full ahead,” said Capt. J.D. Arnold of the Mae Etta Hines, a towboat hauling gravel, steel, fertilizer and concrete. "You can hear the turbos start whistling now."

Arnold has been pushing barges up and down the Ohio River for 45 years. As we head from Augusta to Manchester, we’re pushing 15 barges weighing 22,000 tons. He says there are really only three reasons why the Ludlow Bromley collision could have occurred.

“It could have been weather-related, mechanical or incapacitation,” he said.

Arnold says incapacitation could be anything from a medical issue to the person at the helm falling asleep. But, he says, towboats all have some type of Dead Man's Alarm.

“If you nod off or if you don’t move the rudders for so long — a minute — it sets off an alarm. We’ve got safeguards in place, but in a minute, a lot of things can happen too if you’re in a tight area,” Arnold said.

Arnold says the alarm can also be manually turned off.

Damian Werner, the lead deckhand, took us into the engine and steering rooms.

"These are for the rudders,” he showed us. “They move back and forth and steer the boat.”

“If something were to happen wrong mechanically,” we ask. “This is a pretty likely place where it’s going to happen?”

“That’s right,” said Werner.

And Werner says it can and does happen.

"They can leak out real bad, or they can even come apart. We've had them come apart before too, which is real dangerous because this is where we steer the boat," he said.

We actually boarded Monday morning before dawn. We wanted to be underway while it was dark, just like when the collision occurred at Ludlow Bromley. The captain says modern electronics make the river nearly as easy to navigate at night as it is during the day, but, day or night, fatigue can set in.

"The end of the watch, you're up walking around, getting coffee, sometimes trying to stay awake,” said Arnold. “You're ready to go to bed. Nothing going on -- you get bored."

The captain says the boats have a black box of sorts, which will likely have a lot of information for investigators. Of course, to find out exactly what happened aboard the boat and the barge that hit the Ludlow Bromley Yacht Club, we’ll just have to wait to hear from the Coast Guard in its final report, which is weeks, if not months, away.

The National Waterways Foundation keeps track of accidents across all types of freight carriers. It reports that for every one barge injury, there are 95 rail injuries and 1,610 injuries in semi-trucks. For every one barge fatality, there are 18 rail fatalities and 132 semi-truck fatalities. Still, the Coast Guard reports nationally an average of 21 towboat-barge collisions have occurred every year over the past 18 years.