On 12 Jul 2008, at 09:38, Michael Askin wrote: > Someone wrote: >> http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/local/3200139.High_and_dry__narrowboat_left_stranded_in_lock/ > > Well, thats a new one on me. I guess the front got caught on the wall > as the lock was emptied, but nobody could have been keeping an eye on > the boat as it decended otherwise they would have noticed the boat was > stuck, closed the paddles, and either refilled, or used the boat > engine to pull it off the obstruction (done this myself before). You > have to remember canals are dangerous places for both you, and your > boat!
I'm still wondering how they got the gate open. The bottom gate was open in one of the pictures wasn't it ? Beeky
