Sunken boat T&M near Marston Salt Museum

[Seti-Yeti]

Yoghurt pot sunk towpath side between Salt Museum at Marston and Anderton Lift. Not a navigation hazard as its firmly on the bottom. Toilet needs emptying....

 

 

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Edited July 6, 2016 by Seti-Yeti

[Sea Dog]

I saw that a week or so ago: it looked to me like it had been there since the old king died. Perhaps it's an artificial reef?

[GoodGurl]

i saw it in may so been there awhile

[Brian M]

Was there last September, had an outboard then but this disappeared some time ago. Has been broken into leaving the boat open to the elements and slowly filing with rainwater.

[zenataomm]

It's a Waveyrider isn't it? 1970s.

 

I quite liked them couldn't afford one and always thought they'd be more popular if they'd been 25/30ft

[junior]

Been there for yonks, although only sunk in the last 2 weeks.

 

There is another one sunk below lock 67 that is almost blocking the cut. I struggled to get round it on the offside this afternoon. CRT bod turned up while i was in the lock and i asked him why they hadn't removed either of them before they sunk as surely it's more cost effective to tow them away rather than have to raise them and then tow them away.

He agreed but said unfortunately they have to go through a legal process before they csn move them.

 

Both have been abandoned for at least 8 months, so it's a shame thier legal process takes longer than that as it's going to cost them a lot more to remove them now.

 

Edited July 6, 2016 by junior

[Tony Dunkley]

Been there for yonks, although only sunk in the last 2 weeks.

 

There is another one sunk below lock 67 that is almost blocking the cut. I struggled to get round it on the offside this afternoon. CRT bod turned up while i was in the lock and i asked him why they hadn't removed either of them before they sunk as surely it's more cost effective to tow them away rather than have to raise them and then tow them away.

He agreed but said unfortunately they have to go through a legal process before they csn move them.

 

Both have been abandoned for at least 8 months, so it's a shame thier legal process takes longer than that as it's going to cost them a lot more to remove them now.

 

 

The 'legal' process refered to takes a maximum of 28 days before they can remove a boat which is abandoned or sunk, but the same piece of legislation gives them the power to move, immediately and without notice, any boat that is an obstruction or a source of danger.

 

This 'legal' process is the very same Section 8 of the 1983 BW Act which is in regular use against selected boaters to steal their boats as a form of reprisal for allegedly not moving far enough whilst 'cruising', or staying in one place for too long.

Edited July 7, 2016 by bag 'o' bones

[zenataomm]

That second one looks like a Dawncraft.