Towboat, fishing boat near-collision investigated.

From: The Paducah Sun (Paducah, KY) | Date: June 30, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Bill Bartleman

Jun. 30--The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating a near-collision at the Paducah riverfront Thursday between a towboat and a fishing boat.

Jeff Yates of Paducah said he was watching at 9:30 a.m. as two passengers in a small fishing boat failed to heed warnings from the towboat to get out of the way. "I thought I was about to witness a tragic accident," said Yates, who has photographed and written about the inland waterways for many years.

He provided the Coast Guard with a series of photographs he took from shore that showed what happened. Coast ...

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