200,000-Gallon water tank bursts at 'Atlanta Boat Show'

Jan 12, 2012 - 10:07
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200,000-Gallon water tank bursts at 'Atlanta Boat Show'
Atlanta Boat Show @ Georgia World Congress Center

What's a boat show without water. You can imagine the delight of the boats (figuratively) at the Atlanta Boat Show when a 200,000-gallon water tank ruptured Thursday moing at the Georgia World Congress Center.

The Indoor Wake Park attraction flooded, forcing organizers to delay the show's opening until 2 p.m., a spokeswoman for the boat show told the Atlanta Joual Constitution.

The show had been scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. It was unknown if the wake park would be available for the remainder of the show.

”Starting at 2 p.m., the show will open as planned, celebrating 50 years of bringing the best in boating to Atlanta, Show Manager Larry Berryman said in a statement.

Called the largest indoor wake park in the county on the boat show's website, the attraction was scheduled to be the site of performances by professional wave riders.

The boat show runs through Sunday.

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