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Sunk By Ice: Captain Larry Don Hits Rock Bottom At Lake Of The Ozarks

by Nathan Bechtold
Feb 17, 2014
Feb 17, 2014 Updated Jul 18, 2023

A crew from River Diving & Salvage Inc. works to float the Captain Larry Don on March 20, 2014.

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The Captain Larry Don can be seen listing to the starboard side on Monday, Feb. 17, 2014.

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The third (top) deck of the Captain Larry Don can be seen just above the waterline.

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The Captain Larry Don sailed for decades on the Lake of the Ozarks as an event/party boat. After the vessel sank in early 2014, the boat's new owner is still deliberating its fate.

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LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. — All hands were on deck to keep one of the Lake’s most famous party boats afloat after ice apparently damaged its hull on Monday.

The Captain Larry Don could be seen listing to the starboard side on Feb. 17, with a substantial portion of the stern under water. But the boat went no further into the water, and assistance soon arrived to help float it again.

The Larry Don was purchased by the owners of Beavers at the Dam in 2013, with the intent to renovate the famous party boat as part of a major expansion of the restaurant/bar.

UPDATE: In the end the Larry Don sailed her final voyage—a limping, propped-up voyage—to a nearby ramp, where the boat was pulled out and scrapped.