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“Several” ships sank while participating in a parade in support of US President Donald Trump, said a spokesman for the Travis County Sheriff’s Office in Texas.
“We responded to multiple calls from ships in distress, several of them sank,” but there are no reports of fatalities or injuries and investigators have not determined how many ships sank in the lake near Austin, according to US Marshal spokeswoman Kristen. Dark.
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This photo posted on Facebook before the sinks was captioned “Getting Ready!”
Dark said the cause was under investigation, but there was no indication of an intentional act.
“We have no reason to suspect foul play in any of these,” Dark said, sinking.
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Dark said that weather conditions were generally calm and meteorologist Paul Yura of the National Weather Service in Austin / San Antonio said there were no storms in the area at the time and that winds were generally 10 mph or less.
“The lake should be fairly navigable, without problems at those wind speeds,” according to Yura.
Lake Travis is an approximately 7,689 hectare reservoir about 12 miles northwest of Austin.
