Yesterday, extreme flooding in 16 Mile Creek and Oakville Harbour led to a major rescue operation after 20 boats had been affected.
This text initially appeared on Oakville Information on July 17.
Yesterday, extreme flooding in 16 Mile Creek and Oakville Harbour led to a major rescue operation involving Oakville Marine Search and Rescue (OMSAR), the Halton Police Marine Unit, and the city of Oakville.
Based on OMSAR, the flooding on July 16, 2024, brought about giant 30-meter sections of the dock, with vessels starting from 20 to 45 ft hooked up, to interrupt free and drift downstream into Lake Ontario and the harbour. Roughly 20 boats had been affected.
A number of sources on the scene say boats from the Oakville Energy Boat Membership had been dislodged and bounced down the creek.
Rescue crews efficiently evacuated 26 folks from small crusing dinghies situated 0.5 nautical miles offshore, south of Oakville West Pier.
The staff additionally escorted a broken 24-foot Yamaha jet boat to security at Bronte Outer Harbour Fuel Dock.
The mission report from OMSAR additionally says that crews monitored an unattended, drifting dock and a 28-foot cruiser one nautical mile east of Oakville, making certain the vessel and its proprietor had been in a position to safely get to Bronte.
Harm estimates haven’t but been made out there.
OMSAR didn’t report any accidents because of the operation within the mission report.
