On 22 Oct 2008, at 08:33, Bruce Napier wrote: > Just had this from a mate stuck at Swarkestone: > >> The muck spreader has been removed from the water, but apparently >> about 11 tons of muck was deposited along with fallen masonry. BW >> reckon they can dredge by tomorrow evening, but an engineer is >> arriving tomorrow to decide if the remaining structure is safe for >> navigation. The men on site suspect not, and in that case the canal >> is set to be closed for some time. > > There was a pic, but I'll need to get his permish to put it up, of > course. > and the latest here
http://tinyurl.com/5ma7dk looks like they plan to restore navigation whilst deciding what to do about the bridge. Note that the trailer a) was overloaded and b) struck the bridge, so if anything the farmer's insurance owes BW. –– All the best Bruce There are no strangers on the cut, only boaters we've yet to meet. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
