Port Clinton – The new patrol boot of the sheriff of Ottawa County sank in the marina during Thursday's storm.
Stormen met the coast of Ottawa County with hard winds that end at the beginning of Wednesday. They were strong enough to cancel both the Ferry lines of Miller Ferry and Kelleys Island on Thursday.
Around 7:45 AM Thursday, the patrol boat of the sheriff of Ottawa County rested under water in the marina.
“We are not really sure about what happened, apart from all the rain we had and the water that came up. The boat was tied and we don't know if that made sure it was dragged under,” Chief Dep. Said Brad York. “We think there was a Sieche who made sure that the water level rises rapidly. Plus, we said those diving doors and the mechanic said the diving doors were compromised.”
The boat was moored in the marina of Gem Beach in Port Clinton.
The actual cause of the sinking of the boat is still being investigated.
“We have a few theories,” said York. “With the weather we sent a man to check the boat and he saw that the water was absorbing; we immediately clambered everyone, but by the time we could do everything, it was completely immersed. She raised it by simply pumping it out. They just put large pumps in it and pumped it right.”
The newest patrol boat of the Ottawa County sheriff was seen to record water at 7.04 am on Thursday 31 July 2025. Stormen met the area, with strong wind, starting on July 30, 2025, eventually cancellation of ferry transport.
The top of the cabin was never completely immersed.
It was 7:04 am July 31 when the boat started to absorb water, but had not yet perished. At 7:45 am the boat was on the floor of the marina. The pumps were floating again two hours later.
“It was only immersed for an hour. Our boys went down and pumped it out. It came up immediately. At the moment it is being dried out at the moment. The engines are ok,” York said. “It had some water in the starboard engine, but they dried it out. It works well. There is a lot of cosmetic (damage) in the boat, and the electronics are probably ruined. It must be completely dried out and we will see what we can save.”
The boat cost $ 360,000, which was funded by the Department of Homeland Security. The first trip on Lake Erie was on 2 June 2025.
Preparing the boat to patrol Lake Erie can be expensive, but the repair costs still have to be determined. In addition to some marine electronics, the boat is equipped with all the electronics that are found in a standard patrol truck, which runs in the price range of $ 30,000.
The futuristic-looking vessel is a 34-foot Novielli aluminum trunk boat.
Maintenance people used pumps to regain the latest patrol boat boat from the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office that had taken up within two hours after the water had taken on Thursday morning. This photo was taken at 9:48 am July 31, 2025.
Sheriff Stephen Levorchick said he was convinced that it was quickly, ran and patrol on Lake Erie.
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This article originally appeared on Port Clinton News Herald: Storm Sieche Sheriff's new boat in Port Clinton Marina
