Winter Re-Launch for a Special Mission

On December 23, 2005 the crew of White's Marina in New Hamburg facing December chills and yards of ice undertook near heroic efforts to clear the way for Launch 5 to be put back in the water so she could serve on a special mission.

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All the boats were shrinkwrapped, a barge was anchored in front of the launch site for the winter and the marina started to ice in. Then the request came to re-launch the Patrolman Walburger for a mission. The owner of White's Marina and his sons swung into action (literally; see above) to free the barge from it anchors and break up yards of ice. After the barge was moved out of the way, Launch 5 was dropped into the ice.

Click on the photo above for a lot more photos of this activity (including shots of Launch 5 out of the water on the TravelLift)


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