Post by mwardncsu on Feb 23, 2015 6:59:10 GMT -5
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A flipped boat barrier could be hazardous to Smith Mountain Lake boaters, Appalachian Power said Sunday.
The barrier is about 1,000 feet long, has vertical poles attached to its floating sections and is linked by cables with warning signs — but many of those signs are underwater, APCo warned.
The barrier runs between the Bedford and Pittsylvania County slopes of the Smith Mountain gap, between marker R1 and the dam. Its purpose is to keep boaters away from the dam and its associated electricity-generation facilities.
The barrier is hard to see from the lake surface and is less visible in the dark, although three lighted buoys there are visible at night, APCo said.
APCo did not say when or why the barrier overturned.
The electric utility said it is working with a contractor to inspect the problem and repair it “as quickly as possible.”
The barrier is about 1,000 feet long, has vertical poles attached to its floating sections and is linked by cables with warning signs — but many of those signs are underwater, APCo warned.
The barrier runs between the Bedford and Pittsylvania County slopes of the Smith Mountain gap, between marker R1 and the dam. Its purpose is to keep boaters away from the dam and its associated electricity-generation facilities.
The barrier is hard to see from the lake surface and is less visible in the dark, although three lighted buoys there are visible at night, APCo said.
APCo did not say when or why the barrier overturned.
The electric utility said it is working with a contractor to inspect the problem and repair it “as quickly as possible.”
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His favorites are water skiers.