On Monday July 15, 2013 a boating accident occured on Dale Hollow Lake. Occupant was an occupant of the boat and the spotter for the tube they were towing.  On the tube were two people.  After doing a series of tight turns to the left while towing the tube Operator spotted another boat passing by and turned her boat to the right to avoid the other vessel.  When doing this the tube she was towing swung in front of her boat and she struck the tube with the two girls on it.  She hit the tube with the starboard bow of her vessel.  Operator did cut the power to her boat right before the impact, but the two girls on the tube were still hit and went under the boat.  Operator stated that the rope for the tube was too long.  The tube was a new one with also a new rope.  The box that the tube came in had a warning to not exceed 65 feet tow rope.  When measured the tow rope that they were using was 75 feet long.  Operator was a very experienced boater with power service training.  The two girls that were hit were both transported to separate hospitals to later be released with only bruising and minor cuts.
LIVINGSTON