On Tuesday 4th April I was single handing nb ISAAC on the Dudley no 2 canal. Having already gone through gosty hill, I was on the return route. The boat was brought to a halt by a sodden log that was below the waterline. Well and truly wedged, after two hours I admitted defeat in removing the log myself. I swam to the northern portal and was rescued by CRT who arrived within the hour. First with a car, and then a work boat. After a massive amount of work, they split the log and freed me. Massive thanks and respect to the guys who also got very wet and dirty.
couple of points. I hadn't seen a boat moving for two days on the BCN, and certainly not on the Dudley no 2
the tunnel is at least 6 feet deep. I never found the bottom. The mud is horrendous and impossible to walk through. 300 m is a long way, there is no phone signal, and so I took my phone in a waterproof bag. The water is foul. Not an incident I wish to repeat at 56 my heroic days are over.
ive spoken to crt about having a booking system for tunnels like this. Book in and out. If you don't phone they come and have a look.
i am sad that this has happened again, but glad they are ok