sunken boat at Buckby flight

[purplehaze]

Hi everyone, just had a stoppage email re the Buckby flight apparently there is a sunken boat, anyone got any details?

 

Julie

[Mark Beach]

I am heading north on the GU ... is no news good news?

[Mark Beach]

Stoppage: Lock 10, Buckby Flight

24 - 24 Aug 2010

Associated Regional Office: South East Waterways

A boat has partially sunk in Lock 10 of the Buckby flight. In order to raise the boat the flight will be closed until further notice.

(Enquiries: 01908 302500)

[DHutch]

I would ring BW when the open tomorrow morning. When you do, let us know.

[calamity507]

We are at the bottom of the flight , It was reopened this evening .

 

It was a Wyvern hire boat , we got a good pic , but havent figured how to put them on yet , Everybody safe ,

[DHutch]

We are at the bottom of the flight , It was reopened this evening .

Glad to hear it, thankyou.

 

Shame about the boat.

 

Got a good pic , but havent figured how to put them on yet , Everybody safe ,

You need to go to somewhere like imageshack or photobucket.

- Host the image there

- Get the url of the hosted image

- Post it into the post using the 'insertimage' button which looks like this.

- Hit intert, and when you post your post, it will be there!

 

 

Daniel

[dmw_boatboy]

Glad to hear it, thankyou.

 

Shame about the boat.

 

You need to go to somewhere like imageshack or photobucket.

- Host the image there

- Get the url of the hosted image

- Post it into the post using the 'insertimage' button which looks like this.

- Hit intert, and when you post your post, it will be there!

 

 

Daniel

 

 

Hi is there any pictures of the boat yet?

[Keeping Up]

A little more info: apparently the boat was caught on the cill going down, and they tried refilling the lock but it was too late the front was already under. They continued filling the lock until the boat disappeared below the water, then rang the boatyard to ask what they should do next.

[alan_fincher]

OH and other half have just found a Wyvern hire boat, trying to work through Three Locks in the dark, but actually draining the intermediate pounds.

 

From general observation, Wyvern, who once prided themselves on training, seem no better now than any of the other hire firms.

 

Apparently if we are first boat up Three Locks in the morning, (and if BW have not got to it first), we'll have quite a lot of water to put back in.

 

The crew involved are on the Thames Ring, so lets hope their learning curve can improve a bit!