Narrowboat wedge in a canal lock


	Narrowboat wedge in a canal lock

valann 47

7-11-2008 10:50 AM

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/84ca247e-d776-4085-91ac-abdeb9457d5d/3AB5208A-42F5-4930-BEE0-DC1098AA5E39/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1034353/Pictured-Terrifying-moment-narrowboat-wedged-canal-lock.html" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1034353/Pictured-Terrifying-moment-narrowboat-wedged-canal-lock.html" style="font-size: 11px;">www.dailymail.co.uk</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1034353/Pictured-Terrifying-moment-narrowboat-wedged-canal-lock.html"><P>Holidaymakers experienced a sinking feeling after this narrowboat became wedged at a bizarre angle and gridlocked an entire canal. <BR /></P><P>The boat, named Abigail, ended up at a 40 degree angle with its bow sticking skywards after its side was caught on a protruding piece of brickwork. <BR /></P><P>The shaken occupants swiftly abandoned ship as water began to pour into the barge.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1034353/Pictured-Terrifying-moment-narrowboat-wedged-canal-lock.html"><P>Holidaymakers in two other narrowboats behind the stricken vessel, at a lock in Worcester, were forced to scrap their plans for the day as they waited for the boat to be moved.</P><P>British Waterways staff also had to drain part of the canal to prevent more water from entering the barge.</P><P>David Miller, who was operating the lock while his friend steered the boat, said they had been traveling from Lichfield to Worcester when it got stuck.   </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1034353/Pictured-Terrifying-moment-narrowboat-wedged-canal-lock.html"><P class="imageCaption">The narrowboat was left at a crazy angle after catching on a piece of protruding brickwork</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1034353/Pictured-Terrifying-moment-narrowboat-wedged-canal-lock.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.dailymail.co.uk/img/85BCB858-181A-4AE9-9A2B-D57418205104" alt="Dicey: British Waterways staff had to drain part of the canal to prevent more water from entering the barge" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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