39BuickEight Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Sinkholes are not terribly uncommon in the area, Mammoth Cave is nearby for a reason, but for one to strike in the middle of the museum......http://corvettemuseum.org/enews/backups/media/sinkhole.htm"We received a call at 5:44am from our security company alerting us of our motion detectors going off in our Skydome area of the Museum. Upon arrival it was discovered that a sinkhole had collapsed within the Museum. No one was in or around the Museum at the time. The Bowling Green Fire Department arrived on the scene and secured the area.It is with heavy hearts that we report that eight Corvettes were affected by this incident. Those cars include:1993 ZR-1 Spyder on loan from General Motors2009 ZR1 “Blue Devil” on loan from General MotorsThe other six vehicles were owned by the National Corvette Museum including:1962 Black Corvette1984 PPG Pace Car1992 White 1 Millionth Corvette1993 Ruby Red 40th Anniversary Corvette2001 Mallett Hammer Z06 Corvette2009 White 1.5 Millionth CorvetteNone of the cars affected were on loan from individuals. We have contacted a structural engineer who is arriving today to assess the existing damage and stability of the surrounding areas. While the Skydome area is closed, the remainder of the Museum is still open.This year we celebrate our 20th Anniversary and look forward to re-opening the Skydome exhibit area very soon.The National Corvette Museum is the ‘Gateway to All Things Corvette’ and a member-driven, 501©(3) non-profit foundation. Weekly news on the latest Corvette developments, racing updates, event features and raffles are available by subscribing to “NCM eNews” at: corvettemuseum.org/ncmenews. Dedicated to the mission of celebration, education and preservation, the Museum is open seven days a week, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT - located at Exit 28 on I-65 in Bowling Green, KY. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1940TORPEDO Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Wow, I'm glad no one is hurt but what a shame about the cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Sad. Hopefully the cars will be retrievable, and repairable. Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Oh my. That's awful. I have some personal connection there, having helped to build the Mallett Hammer that was swallowed, and I've spent a ton of time at the Corvette Museum. Hopefully everything can be repaired! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlCapone Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Hopefully everything can be repaired and is adequately insured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39BuickEight Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 I hope you are sitting down....it's huge: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Magoo Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Update: Earlier it was reported that a portion of the museum remained open. Now the Museum reports that the entire facility is closed while the damage is assessed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 I guess the soils engineer may be in a little bit of trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39BuickEight Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 Update: Earlier it was reported that a portion of the museum remained open. Now the Museum reports that the entire facility is closed while the damage is assessed.Smart decision, I wouldn't want to be near there right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motoringicons Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Hard to believe something like that can happen. Don't mess with Mother Nature..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39BuickEight Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 They have live cameras on their website, but the Skydome cam is down right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john2dameron Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Wife had the news on and I was sorting Corvette photos on my computer (several of them taken in the musuem) when I heard sinkhole and glanced up just in time to realize it was the Corvette museum. That's awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39BuickEight Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 Before pic: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39BuickEight Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 Here is an r/c helicopter video: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39BuickEight Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 (edited) Disappearing cars: Edited February 12, 2014 by 39BuickEight (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexRiv_63 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Watching the helicopter video down in the hole it looks like there is a cavern below, some spots look very deep... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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