Hence our interest in this story, via Pro Football Talk (more on that in a moment): Jeff Ruby's Waterfront, which is situated on a barge on the Ohio River, broke free from its mooring in flood-level waters Friday evening:
Covington Fire Department Capt. Chris Kiely said Jeff Ruby's Waterfront restaurant drifted about 85 to 100 yards down the fast-flowing river during the busy Friday evening dinner hour before the popular seafood eatery came to a stop beside a towering bridge as nervous dinner patrons looked on. He said 83 people were safely rescued after an hourslong effort that concluded early Saturday
So, why did I come upon this story while reading Pro Football Talk? Seems Cincinnati Bengals great and NBC Sports analyst Cris Collinsworth -- who has a dish named for him at Jeff Ruby's -- was at (aboard?) the restaurant at the time.
Those who followed the saga of Jeff Ruby's St. Louis location on Gut Check will understand why I chuckled at the final line of the AP article:
Calls by The Associated Press to phone numbers listed for the restaurant and Jeff Ruby were not immediatley returned early Saturday.Good luck with that.