Bruce Napier wrote: > On 2 Sep 2008, at 11:24, Neil Arlidge wrote: >> http://www.tuesdaynightclub.co.uk/Stuffimages/Pict6175.jpg >> As reported elsewhere, BW (London/Land and Water) Plc hope to have it >> removed by Wednesday / Thursday. >> If they could still start the excavator, they could drive it onto >> the "bow", >> chock up the deck / gap with sleepers, drive off excavator then >> easily refloat work flat. >> This would be the Irish approach, but I expect BW (London/Land and >> Water) >> Plc will want to do a risk assessment, then do something much more >> engineered. >> If I can be ar$ed I will wander down and take some more piccies. > > > Great pic, Neil > > Is there any account of just how they managed that? > > Looks like a job for Steve Foster or AB Tuckey and a seriously large > crane to me.
It would be a large crane. The only close access would be across Cowley Recreation ground that would require permission from LB Hillingdon and probable removal of fences. As it was going up and virtually touching bottom gates one could surmise that they dropped the water too quickly, that would have caused flat to be pulled onto the gates, possibly at an angle, causing turbulent water to flow over the "bow" sides, possibly helped on by the flat not having been pumped out from recent rains. No doubt there will be a full HS report! ;-) -- Neil Arlidge - NB Earnest
