Water is being pumped from a sunken canal boat in lock 92 of the Rochdale canal as it starts to re float it. This is image 4 of the rescue operation
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19 August 2021Location:
Lock 92 Rochdale canal, Manchester, England, UKMore information:
Cw 7718 RCR refloating a boat at lock 92 Rochdale No 4. Pumping out of the water from within in the boat is progressing under the watchful eyes of the RCR lads with the boat now floating off the bottom of the lock. As can be seen there is quite a flow of water over the top gates this lock. In fact most of the 9 locks known as the “Rochdale nine” through the middle of Manchester are like this. Very few of the locks have by washes to take the water around the lock thus resulting in the overflowing. This situation may have contributed to this boat sinking as the steerer was trying to keep the vessel to the back of the lock to prevent water swamping the front of the boat. On Monday the 16th of August the CRT issued a stoppage notice for lock 92 on the Rochdale canal due to a sunken craft in the lock. The craft was a narrow boat. It is believed to have taken on water and sunk when the boats rudder was caught between the two bottom lock gates as they closed. The craft was refloated by a team from River Canal and Rescue on the morning of Thursday the 19th of August. The team closed off water ingress routes into the boat, doors, windows, hatches with plastic sheets and covers held in place with strong magnets. Three high capacity pumps, capable of pumping up to 10000 litres per hour, where used to pump out the water from the boat. The pumping out took about 30 minutes and the boat slowly refloated, with the last of the water being pumped out with a smaller pump. The boat was out of the lock by 13.45hrs and navigation was resumed for all craft. The date is 19.8.2021 Image Cw 7718 copyright Colin Wareing of Colin and Carole’s Creations www.colinandcarolescreations.co.uk E-mail colinandcarolescreations@yahoo.co.uk Phone no 07931 356204