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http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/14122005.Firefighters_currently_rescuing_unmanned_narrowboat_drifting_down_river/

 

AN UNMANNED narrowboat attached to a wooden pontoon is currently drifting along the river Severn.

Hereford and Worcester Fire Rescue Service's have launched rescue boats from Pitchcroft to try and catch it before it hits Worcester Bridge.

People have gathered along Hylton Road and on Sabrina Bridge to watch the rescue mission this afternoon.

Canal and River Trust have tweeted to warn people of the adrift narrowboat.

 

They said: "Please be aware a narrow boat is adrift on River Severn between Worcester Bridge and Worcester Race Course please take care."

Fire crews have now managed to bring the boat to safety.

 

 

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AN UNMANNED narrowboat attached to a wooden pontoon is currently drifting along the river Severn.

Hereford and Worcester Fire Rescue Service's have launched rescue boats from Pitchcroft to try and catch it before it hits Worcester Bridge.

People have gathered along Hylton Road and on Sabrina Bridge to watch the rescue mission this afternoon.

Canal and River Trust have tweeted to warn people of the adrift narrowboat.

 

They said: "Please be aware a narrow boat is adrift on River Severn between Worcester Bridge and Worcester Race Course please take care."

Fire crews have now managed to bring the boat to safety.

 

 

 

Boat + landing stage adrift on flooded river ~ > ~ the useless Navigation Authority send some messages out on Twitter, and other than that, does bugger all ~ > ~ the Fire Service collar the boat and get safely tied up.

 

The incident sums up C&RT, and what use they are, very nicely.

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Give it a rest.

 

The emergency services have done their job.

No they don't but why let that get in the way of having another anti-CRT rant rolleyes.gif

Yup. Flooding is a very common event in the local area and so the Fire Service has the right boats, land-based equipment and trained personnel to deal with an incident like this.

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Boat + landing stage adrift on flooded river ~ > ~ the useless Navigation Authority send some messages out on Twitter, and other than that, does bugger all ~ > ~ the Fire Service collar the boat and get safely tied up.

 

The incident sums up C&RT, and what use they are, very nicely.

 

Oh what a surprise!!

Any excuse to criticise CaRT.

Change the record as you are now VERY boring.

Yup. Flooding is a very common event in the local area and so the Fire Service has the right boats, land-based equipment and trained personnel to deal with an incident like this.

 

Quite.

 

I expect his friends will be along in a minute agreeing with him.

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To give them their full title, the Fire and Rescue Service are there to do what their name says, and not to stand in for a useless and incompetent Navigation Authority.

I wonder how the resident clique of C&RT cheerleaders would be feeling now if someone had died in a fire or a wrecked car while this boat was being 'rescued', due to the unavailability of the Fire Service personnel who were otherwise occupied covering for C&RT and doing their job for them.

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To give them their full title, the Fire and Rescue Service are there to do what their name says, and not to stand in for a useless and incompetent Navigation Authority.

I wonder how the resident clique of C&RT cheerleaders would be feeling now if someone had died in a fire or a wrecked car while this boat was being 'rescued', due to the unavailability of the Fire Service personnel who were otherwise occupied covering for C&RT and doing their job for them.

 

Surely in your world, wrecked cars should be dealt with by the Highways Agency.

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To give them their full title, the Fire and Rescue Service are there to do what their name says, and not to stand in for a useless and incompetent Navigation Authority.

I wonder how the resident clique of C&RT cheerleaders would be feeling now if someone had died in a fire or a wrecked car while this boat was being 'rescued', due to the unavailability of the Fire Service personnel who were otherwise occupied covering for C&RT and doing their job for them.

Withe the greatest of respect Tony, that is the biggest load of b*ll*cks I've heard for a long time

 

The local Fire Services have a dedicated team that is fully trained and equipped to deal with issues on the river.

 

They operate a Water Rescue Centre in conjunction with the Environment Agency, and SARA,

 

The service can call on eight powered lifeboats, 10 unpowered life rafts, two hovercraft and more than 300 trained first responders who can be deployed within minutes to carry out rescues and support communities.

 

http://www.gloucestercitizen.co.uk/River-Severn-flood-rescue-training-operation/story-15960685-detail/story.html

 

CRT is not a rescue service.

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Perhaps the boat wasn't adrift in the main navigational channel.....

 

According to C&RT that extends the full width of the river, except for dredging maintenance etc., when there is a immediate and substantial reduction in it's width.

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Withe the greatest of respect Tony, that is the biggest load of b*ll*cks I've heard for a long time

 

The local Fire Services have a dedicated team that is fully trained and equipped to deal with issues on the river.

 

They operate a Water Rescue Centre in conjunction with the Environment Agency, and SARA,

 

The service can call on eight powered lifeboats, 10 unpowered life rafts, two hovercraft and more than 300 trained first responders who can be deployed within minutes to carry out rescues and support communities.

 

http://www.gloucestercitizen.co.uk/River-Severn-flood-rescue-training-operation/story-15960685-detail/story.html

 

CRT is not a rescue service.

 

Yes, and all that is primarily for the preservation of life and not property, and certainly not to take on the duties and responsibilities of a Navigation Authority, amongst which is the control of dangerous and unsafe vessels.

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To give them their full title, the Fire and Rescue Service are there to do what their name says, and not to stand in for a useless and incompetent Navigation Authority.

I wonder how the resident clique of C&RT cheerleaders would be feeling now if someone had died in a fire or a wrecked car while this boat was being 'rescued', due to the unavailability of the Fire Service personnel who were otherwise occupied covering for C&RT and doing their job for them.

 

 

this confuses me, was it CRT's fault the boat drifted off, if so how do you know this?

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Yes, and all that is primarily for the preservation of life and not property, and certainly not to take on the duties and responsibilities of a Navigation Authority, amongst which is the control of dangerous and unsafe vessels.

And exactly where are CRT precluded from employing the services of a specialist third party to carry out these duties and responsibilities?

 

For all you know, the local Water Rescue Centre may have jumped at the chance to practice working in flood conditions.

 

To quote Chief Fire Officer Jon Hall: "Gloucestershire is very experienced at coping with flood-related crisis but the opportunity to practise in realistic circumstances with the rivers in full flood are few and far between.

 

Notwithstanding the fact that, until you get someone out to the drifting craft it is impossible to know whether there is anyone on board or not. Therefore the rescue services were alerted.

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