1 week Ago By Thomas Geyer [email protected]
A mechanical failure of a Davenport Fire Department boat that was helping to position the department's boathouse on the Mississippi River at Centennial Park on Thursday caused the boathouse to drift downstream and suffer minor damage, officials said. Davenport firefighters on Thursday secure the department's boathouse to the Mississippi River seawall at Centennial Park. A fire department crew was working to secure the boathouse to the seawall in preparation for summer operations, Fire Marshal Jim Morris said.
Davenport firefighters work to secure the department's boathouse to the seawall at Centennial Park on Thursday. The boathouse has been removed from the river seasonally for more than 10 years and then repositioned in the spring. Two fire department watercrafts were being used to position the boathouse at about 10 a.
m. when one of the crafts had a mechanical failure. That allowed the boathouse to drift downstream.
Minor damage to the two decorative cupolas on the Davenport Fire Department's boathouse occurred after one of the two watercrafts putting the structure into place had a mechanical failure that allowed the boathouse to drift downstream. The boathouse was secured onshore by firefighters until a commercial tugboat arrived to assist placing the boathouse in its proper spot along the Centennial Park shoreline. Davenport firefighters on Thursday secure the department's boathouse to the seawall at Centennial Park.
There was only minor cosmetic damage to two decorative cupolas on the roof. Otherwise, the boathouse is functional and is properly secured to the seawall, Morris said. Steve Tondi of the Patriot Guard stands before St.
Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Davenport on Tuesday in preparation for the 8th annual Blue Mass honoring police and all first responders. About 175 people attended this year's mass that was followed by a meal served by Mission BBQ. About 175 people attended the Blue Mass for Quad-City police and first responders held Tuesday at St.
Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Davenport. An EMT from Genesis participates in the 8th annual Blue Mass held Tuesday at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Davenport.
The Mass honors police and all Quad-City first responders. The Rev. Andrew Rauenbuehler, who served as a first responder, an EMT, before becoming a priest, delivers the homily during the 8th annual Blue Mass held Tuesday at St.
Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Davenport. Davenport Police Chief Jeff Bladel during the 8th annual Blue Mass held Tuesday at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church to honor Quad-City police and first responders.
The Rev. Andrew Rauenbuehler receives the gifts of bread and wine from members of the Honor Guard of Davenport Police and Firefighters during the 8th annual Blue Mass held Tuesday at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Davenport.
Moline Fire Department training officer Jerry Sottos drinks from the chalice during the 8th annual Blue Mass honoring police and all Quad-City first responders that was held Tuesday at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Davenport. Davenport Police Sgt.
Eric Gruenhagen in prayer at Tuesday's Blue Mass honoring Quad-City police and all first responders held at St. Paul the Aposlte Catholic Church in Davenport. Scott County Sheriff Tim Lane reads from the Book of Acts 1: 15-17, 20-26 during the 8th annual Blue Mass held Tuesday at St.
Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Davenport. The Blue Mass celebrates Quad-City police and all first responders. The Honor Guard of Davenport Police and Firefighters stand before the altar at St.
Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Davenport during the 8th annual Blue Mass honor police and all first responders. About 175 people attended the Mass and were treated to a meal afterwards by Mission BBQ. The Davenport Fire Department responds to a fire at Midwest Recyclers located at 530 S Howell St in Davenport on Wednesday, Sept.
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