Thanks to Tim for the report and pictures:
Several years ago a boat broke free from its mooring and sank in the middle of the Thames off the field near swift ditch.
Today it was being recovered using heavy equipment that had been brought in to carry out repairs to the rail bridge further upstream.
As the new owner of the field has banned any further mooring, loose boats will now come from the other bank.
“Loose boats will mow come from the other bank” – is that a prediction backstreeter?! 😉
Who pays for the recovery?
I’m just glad it wasn’t a dragon boat
The equipment was there to fix the rail bridge so the majority of the bill will land on a desk at Network Rail. A much smaller bill would be the responsibility of the Environment Agency.