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>Do you think their boats could haul a narrowboat back upstream say 30
>mins after high water ? I suppose it might be a "fun" ride being towed
>at a fast speed downstream to Portishead. Surely the best you could
>hope for would be an escort/guide to a safe haven. But that won't work
>if your engine has stopped.
>
>I'd feel like a really silly billy risking their lives to save my boat,
>though I'd be more than happy to accept their services to pluck my crew
>and I out of the drink after a mishap.
>
>Anyway I'll say no more or Lydney basin will end up silted all over
>again {;>(
>
>Beeky
I was told they only rescue the crew not the boat. I wouldn't have thought that
a boat would have been left to drift. (shipping hazard). Maybe a tug comes out
for the boat & claims salvage. Don't know just guessing. I would be interested
to find out though.
Sue nb Nackered Navvy
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