This from KY3 News:
The wind was so strong Saturday night it blew the Showboat Branson Belle aground during its cruise with guests onboard.
The Belle and local authorities tell KY3 there's no serious injuries and only three people requested medical assistance as a precaution.
Management tells KY3 as the 4 p.m. cruise was heading back to port, the Belle had problems with its thrusters. The Belle had to sit "quiet" on the lake and wait for a tugboat. As the showboat was waiting, the winds slowly pushed it to shore.
A passenger told KY3 over the phone Saturday night, most of the 567 passengers are calm but some are panicking.
The passenger also says the captain announced it's not safe to evacuate the boat where they came aground. He said the rocky shoreline is covered in ice. Fire crews are trying to create a gameplan but the captain announced guests might be onboard throughout the night.
Panicking? Wasn't it just a few weeks ago a cruise ship lost power out in the middle of the ocean 60 or so miles from land?
